| For a long time the Loch Ness Monster has been | | | | 1960s, the first report was made in 1930. |
| a creature of cryptozoology that has been | | | | However, the documented sighting of a plesiosaur, |
| sighted in the Lake (Loch) Ness in Scotland. This | | | | a water-bound creature, in 1923 made |
| creature resembles a large aquatic serpent | | | | cryptozoologist believe that the specimen of |
| plesiosaur, which today is best known as Nessie, a | | | | these monsters existed in the lake at least 200 |
| nickname given by its fans, whether existing or | | | | years ago. However, the description of the |
| not, the monster is a celebrity today. In fact, | | | | creature's appearance suggests an older origin. |
| there are video cams and web cams on different | | | | Expeditions to the bottom of the lake began in |
| points of the lake waiting for Nessie to be caught. | | | | the early 1970s, when a group led by American |
| Many people have relocated to tents and mobile | | | | Dr. Robert Rines obtained vague underwater |
| homes nearby waiting for the long time awaited | | | | photographs.Although, many people claim to have |
| "idol" in which there is a reward for whoever sees | | | | seen the monster in recent years, the cameras |
| him arise from the depth of the waters either live | | | | installed show movement in the lake but no clear |
| or through the cams installed for that | | | | shots of Nessie and nobody has claimed the |
| purpose.There are many theories surrounding the | | | | reward yet, but Nessie's enthusiasts keep |
| Loch Ness Monster. Considering the time from | | | | watching the lake religiously.In the United Kingdom, |
| when it was first reportedly seen to today, it is | | | | the confirmed existence of Nessie is irrelevant |
| possible that any actual living Nessie's could be the | | | | because the monster has a mythological meaning |
| offspring of many generations from the original | | | | to the British people, but particularly to the |
| monster. Mosy researchers believe that there is | | | | Scottish that do not need proof to believe in the |
| more than one Nessie or there is a possible | | | | monsters existence. Modern urban legend or |
| underwater passage that allows the monster to | | | | traditional Celtic myth, there is a popular belief |
| travel. In the United States, a similar monster has | | | | rumored from person to person by way of |
| been reported in Lake Champlain, Vermont. This | | | | legend saying that a certain hornpipe melody has |
| creature is known as Champ or Champie, | | | | the ability to attract Nessie to the surface, |
| supporting the idea of a possible underwater | | | | however only a few people that know the music |
| passageway allowing Nessie to travel from | | | | are still alive today.There is a website that |
| Scotland to the USA, changing its identity.Although | | | | describes this and numerous other creatures of |
| the monster was widely publicized in the early | | | | Cryptozoology in detail. |