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Title: Loch Ness Monster may be a giant eel, say scientists
Post by: TomSea on September 05, 2019, 11:26:16 am
These are those scientists who studied the "DNA" in the loch, an interesting finding.

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Loch Ness Monster may be a giant eel, say scientists

The creatures behind repeated sightings of the fabled Loch Ness Monster may be giant eels, according to scientists.

Researchers from New Zealand have tried to catalogue all living species in the loch by extracting DNA from water samples.

Following analysis, the scientists have ruled out the presence of large animals said to be behind reports of a monster.

No evidence of a prehistoric marine reptile called a plesiosaur or a large fish such as a sturgeon were found.

Read more at: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-49495145 (https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-49495145)

The article says other animals were ruled out such as a "Greenland" shark, so after the hub-bub with Greenland in recent weeks,  I thought that was interesting and had never heard of such an animal.
Title: Re: Loch Ness Monster may be a giant eel, say scientists
Post by: Gefn on September 05, 2019, 11:57:17 am
Nessie!

Title: Re: Loch Ness Monster may be a giant eel, say scientists
Post by: Quix on September 05, 2019, 07:27:23 pm
These are those scientists who studied the "DNA" in the loch, an interesting finding.

The article says other animals were ruled out such as a "Greenland" shark, so after the hub-bub with Greenland in recent weeks,  I thought that was interesting and had never heard of such an animal.

You can have my eel share. Flavor isn't bad but far too bony.