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NEW STUDIES SUGGEST FABLED LOCH NESS MONSTER MAY BE A GIANT EEL
Friday, 18 September 2020
In all its revered history, the Loch Ness monster is not really a monster, however, if it is any consolation it may be a big eel.
On Thursday, an international group of researchers that systematized the genetic profiles of the living animals in Scotland’s mysterious Loch Ness claimed that they had found no suggestive evidence of the infamous creature was peering in the lake’s murky depths.
“We have no definitive evidence of a monster,” said Professor Neil Gemmell of the University of Otago, New Zealand, who led the study.
The Loch Ness monster, or Nessie for short, is one of Scotland’s most enduring tales. Presumed sightings have given birth to stories of a prehistoric creature living in the loch.
The team of researchers who are led by Gemmell, analyzed the environmental DNA — or genetic material shed by all life in Loch Ness. They collected water samples last year from the lake with 250 samples and cross-referenced it to large databases of genetic sequences from known species.
The scientists did not find evidence of DNA sequences similar to those predicted to come from a large extinct marine reptile.
Scientists also delved into the possibility of huge fish, such as catfish or sturgeon, being responsible for sightings, however, Gemmel said that was a dead end too.
The team did find a surprisingly large amount of eel DNA in the loch, he said.
“Is it a giant eel? I don’t know, but it is something that we can test further,” he said.
On Thursday, an international group of researchers that systematized the genetic profiles of the living animals in Scotland’s mysterious Loch Ness claimed that they had found no suggestive evidence of the infamous creature was peering in the lake’s murky depths.
“We have no definitive evidence of a monster,” said Professor Neil Gemmell of the University of Otago, New Zealand, who led the study.
The Loch Ness monster, or Nessie for short, is one of Scotland’s most enduring tales. Presumed sightings have given birth to stories of a prehistoric creature living in the loch.
The team of researchers who are led by Gemmell, analyzed the environmental DNA — or genetic material shed by all life in Loch Ness. They collected water samples last year from the lake with 250 samples and cross-referenced it to large databases of genetic sequences from known species.
The scientists did not find evidence of DNA sequences similar to those predicted to come from a large extinct marine reptile.
Scientists also delved into the possibility of huge fish, such as catfish or sturgeon, being responsible for sightings, however, Gemmel said that was a dead end too.
The team did find a surprisingly large amount of eel DNA in the loch, he said.
“Is it a giant eel? I don’t know, but it is something that we can test further,” he said.