Strange Beasts
The Loch Ness Monster Print the story. Print an activity for the story. The Loch Ness Monster , also referred to as Nessie , is a supposed animal, said to live in the Scottish loch of Loch Ness , the second biggest loch in the country. The Loch Ness Monster story was big in the field of cryptozoology. Most scientists believe that the Loch Ness Monster is not real, and they say that many of the seeings are either hoaxes or pictures of other mistaken existing animals. However, a popular theory among believers is that "Nessie" is a plesiosaur , an extinct meat-eating aquatic reptile that lived in the Mesozoic era. The Loch Ness monster has also been described as an elephant, eel, and other animals. The Surgeon's photograph was the only photographic evidence of a head and neck – all the others are humps or disturbances. Dr. Wilson claimed he was looking at the loch when he saw the monster, so grabbed his camera and snapped five photos.