"monstrous fish"", ""a black monster"", and even as ""the Dragon"" and as a ""divine animal archetype"" (2012). The description of the monster of Lake Tota is limited to historical references and what is known within the study of Muisca mythology. A report of an alleged sighting took place in 1652. The legend of the monster of Lake Tota also analyzed using cryptozoology, a pseudoscience has ties to cases such as the Loch Ness monster (Nessie) in Scotland, the monster of Lake Nahuel Huapi (Nahuelito) in Argentina, or ""The Hide"" of the Mapuche mythology in Argentina and Chile (relates to a"
"species of large animals. According to researcher Joe Nickell, Binns with his 2017 book ""The Loch Ness Mystery Reloaded"" he (Binns) has not written a sequel to his 1983 book ""Solved"" but updated with information that has been produced since. Nickell writes that Binns has ""evolved into the author of ... the definitive, skeptical book on the subject"". Binns does not call the sightings a hoax, but ""as a myth in the true sense of the term"" and states that the ""'monster is a sociological ... phenomenon. ...After 1983 the search ... (for the) possibility that there just ""might"" be"
"source material on anomalous animals for his writings. Science historian Brian Regal has noted that Ley ""copied entire chapters of Heuvelmans's ""On the Track of Unknown Animals"" for his own reference."" In 1958, Heuvelmans acknowledged his debt to Ley. One notable book was ""Exotic Zoology"" (1959), which combined some of his older writings with new ones. This is of some interest to cryptozoology, as Ley discusses the Yeti and sea serpents, as well as reports of relict dinosaurs. The book's first section (""Myth?"") entertains the possibility that some legendary creatures (like the sirrush, the unicorn or the cyclops) might be"
"despite their high hopes, the scientists involved admitted that this proved the Loch Ness Monster was a myth. ""Searching for the Loch Ness Monster"" aired on BBC One. A number of explanations have been suggested to account for sightings of the creature. According to Ronald Binns, there is probably no one explanation of the monster. Binns wrote that an aspect of human psychology is the ability of the eye to see what it wants, and expects, to see. They may be categorised as misidentifications of known animals, misidentifications of inanimate objects or effects, reinterpretations of Scottish folklore, hoaxes, and exotic"
"amphibians or plesiosaurs. Loch Ness Monster In Scottish folklore, the Loch Ness Monster or Nessie is a creature said to inhabit Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands. It is often described as large in size with a long neck and one or more humps protruding from the water. Popular interest and belief in the creature has varied since it was brought to worldwide attention in 1933. Evidence of its existence is anecdotal, with a few disputed photographs and sonar readings. The creature commonly appears in Western media in a variety of ways. The scientific community regards the Loch Ness Monster"
"publicized expedition to Bhutan initially reported that a hair sample had been obtained which by DNA analysis by Professor Bryan Sykes could not be matched to any known animal. Analysis completed after the media release, however, clearly showed the samples were from a brown bear (""Ursus arctos"") and an Asiatic black bear (""Ursus thibetanus""). In 1986, South Tyrolean mountaineer Reinhold Messner claimed to have had a face-to-face encounter with a Yeti. He wrote a book, ""My Quest for the Yeti"", and claims to have killed one. According to Messner, the Yeti is actually the endangered Himalayan brown bear, ""Ursus arctos"
"Lighthouse) and Fort Augustus. Loch Ness is known as the home of the Loch Ness Monster (also known as ""Nessie""), a cryptid, reputedly a large unknown animal. It is similar to other supposed lake monsters in Scotland and elsewhere, though its description varies from one account to the next. Popular interest and belief in the animal's existence has varied since it was first brought to the world's attention in 1933. There is an RNLI lifeboat station on Loch Ness, which has been operational since 2008. It is manned by voluntary crew with an inshore lifeboat (ILB). The following fish species"
"Loch Ness Monster In Scottish folklore, the Loch Ness Monster or Nessie is a creature said to inhabit Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands. It is often described as large in size with a long neck and one or more humps protruding from the water. Popular interest and belief in the creature has varied since it was brought to worldwide attention in 1933. Evidence of its existence is anecdotal, with a few disputed photographs and sonar readings. The creature commonly appears in Western media in a variety of ways. The scientific community regards the Loch Ness Monster as a phenomenon"
"a ""who's who"" of extreme adventurers. His trips have resulted in many scientific findings which have helped form evidence for extinct animals. He has been captured by hostile natives, lived with pygmies, head hunters and desert tribes. In 2005, the Walt Disney Corporation consulted with Miller on a new attraction called Expedition Everest and used photographs he took while on his journey in the Himalayas researching the Yeti. Dr. Miller is also the author of three books about his adventures in cryptozoology such as ""Chasing Legends"" and ""The Legend Continues"", which are currently out of print. In 2011, Miller published"
"disputed or unsubstantiated; any animal of interest to a cryptozoologist"". While used by most cryptozoologists, the term ""cryptid"" is not used by academic zoologists. While biologists regularly identify new species, cryptozoologists often focus on creatures from the folklore record. Most famously, these include the Loch Ness Monster, Bigfoot, the chupacabra, as well as other ""imposing beasts that could be labeled as monsters"". In their search for these entities, cryptozoologists may employ devices such as motion-sensitive cameras, night-vision equipment, and audio-recording equipment. While there have been attempts to codify cryptozoological approaches, unlike biologists, zoologists, botanists, and other academic disciplines, however, ""there"
"The Mysterious Monsters The Mysterious Monsters (also known as Bigfoot: The Mysterious Monster) is a 1976 documentary film written and directed by Robert Guenette about the cryptids Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, and the Yeti. The film was later featured in an episode of ""Cinema Insomnia"". ""The Mysterious Monsters"" was one of the first theatrical releases produced by Sunn Classic Pictures. It was narrated by actor Peter Graves. The film investigated not only the possibility of Bigfoot's existence but also of the Loch Ness Monster and the Yeti (the Abominable Snowman). It featured dramatic reenactments of various reported Bigfoot sightings."
"are other supernatural beings whose characteristics reflect folkloric patterns from around the world. Ancestral spirits, and giants who help to form the landscape and represent the forces of nature, are ubiquitous and may point to non-elite registers of mythology. The Loch Ness Monster is a legendary aquatic creature reported from many sightings over many years. A popular belief is that the monster is a lone survivor of the ""long-extinct plesiosaurs"". Although the sighting of the monster was reported as far back as the 6th century, in recent times the sightings were reported once the road around the loch was built."
"Prothero's 2013 book with Daniel Loxton, ""Abominable Science: The Origin of Yeti, Nessie, and Other Cryptids"", analyzes the psychology behind popular belief in entities including Chupacabra and lake monsters, along with the topic of cryptozoology. In a review by Adrienne Mayor of Stanford University she describes it as ""An entertaining, educational, passionate, and valuable handbook for readers interested getting a scientific perspective on the field of cryptozoology. With marvelous artwork and deeply researched histories of the various creatures, this is an impressive and authoritative book."" Prothero grew up in a religious household, but states that ""I probably could have been"
"of the Himalayas on words that rhyme but mean different things."" Some speculate these reported creatures could be present-day specimens of the extinct giant ape ""Gigantopithecus"". However, the Yeti is generally described as bipedal, and most scientists believe ""Gigantopithecus"" to have been quadrupedal, and so massive that, unless it evolved specifically as a bipedal ape (like ""Oreopithecus"" and the hominids), walking upright would have been even more difficult for the now extinct primate than it is for its extant quadrupedal relative, the orangutan. In 2013, a call was put out by scientists from the universities of Oxford and Lausanne for"
"His first findings were that it was hominid, and later in 1960 he decided that the Pangboche fragments were a closer match with a Neanderthal. In 1991, in conjunction with Coleman's research, it was discovered that the Slick expedition consultant, an American anthropologist by the name of George Agogino, had retained samples of the alleged Yeti hand. The NBC program ""Unsolved Mysteries"" obtained samples and determined they were similar to human tissue, but were not human, and could only verify they were ""near human."" After the broadcast of the program, the entire hand was stolen from the Pangboche monastery, and"
"Yeti In the folklore of Nepal, the Yeti () (, ) or Abominable Snowman is an ape-like creature taller than an average human, that is said to inhabit the Himalayan and Siberian regions of East Asia. The names ""Yeti"" and ""Meh-Teh"" are commonly used by the people indigenous to the region, and are part of their history and mythology. Stories of the Yeti first emerged as a facet of Western popular culture in the 19th century. The scientific community has generally regarded the Yeti as a legend, given the lack of evidence of its existence. In one genetic study, researchers"
"The scratches on the animal's body are consistent with mange."" Coleman also said that he believed the DNA tests would show that the finding was ""in no way anything extraordinary"". The animal's appearance has been compared to that of a chupacabra. An Oxford scientist, George McGavin, speculated that the creature may have been shaved. Since 6 April 2010, no one appears to have seen the animal or spoken to its captors other than the ""Telegraph"" anonymous source. Oriental Yeti ""The Oriental Yeti"" is a nickname given to an animal that, according to a ""Daily Telegraph"" article dated 5 April 2010,"
"physical body so as to conquer the Earth. Initially the Yeti are a ruse to scare off curiosity seekers, later serving as an army for the Great Intelligence. Disagreements arose between Lincoln and Haisman with the BBC in 1968 over a serial introducing another new monster, ""The Dominators"", leading to the writers' departure from the series and the retirement of the Yeti as antagonists. The Yeti have since appeared infrequently in flashbacks or cameo appearances. One did have a part in the 20th anniversary special ""The Five Doctors"". They also appear in the 1990s ""Virgin Missing Adventures"" novels and the"
"his team at Oxford University carried out DNA analysis of presumed Yeti samples and thinks the samples may have come from a hybrid species of bear produced from a mating between a brown bear and a polar bear. Sykes told BBC News: He conducted another similar survey in 2014, this time examining samples attributed not just to yeti but also to Bigfoot and other ""anomalous primates."" The study concluded that two of the 30 samples tested most closely resembled the genome of a palaeolithic polar bear, and that the other 28 were from living mammals. The samples were subsequently re-analysed"
"earlier times it may have spawned the legend of the ""Cat Sidhe"" or ""Fairy Cat"". The fabulous Loch Ness Monster, possibly a form of ""water horse"", has a long history; the first recorded sighting allegedly took place in 565 AD. More recently, the Stronsay Beast was an unidentified cryptid washed ashore in the Orkney islands in the 19th century. Conservation of the natural environment is well-developed in the United Kingdom. The resources of the organisations concerned may be insufficient to the challenge, but the contrast with earlier attitudes about the environment is striking. In Victorian times few animals became extinct"
"this is the most serious of various alleged early sightings of the monster, but all other claimed sightings before 1933 are dubious and do not prove a monster tradition before that date. Christopher Cairney uses a specific historical and cultural analysis of Adomnán to separate Adomnán’s story about St. Columba from the modern myth of the Loch Ness Monster, but finds an earlier and culturally significant use of Celtic “water beast” folklore along the way. In doing so he also discredits any strong connection between kelpies or water-horses and the modern “media-augmented” creation of the Loch Ness Monster. In October"
"bear' collected in 1869 by Oldham and discussed in the ""Annals of the Royal Zoological Society"".) In 2004, Henry Gee, editor of the journal ""Nature"", mentioned the Yeti as an example of a legend deserving further study, writing, ""The discovery that ""Homo floresiensis"" survived until so very recently, in geological terms, makes it more likely that stories of other mythical, human-like creatures such as Yetis are founded on grains of truth."" In early December 2007, American television presenter Joshua Gates and his team (Destination Truth) reported finding a series of footprints in the Everest region of Nepal resembling descriptions of"
"Yeti (Doctor Who) The Yeti are fictional robots in the long-running British science fiction television series ""Doctor Who"". They were originally created by Henry Lincoln and Mervyn Haisman, and first appeared in the 1967 serial ""The Abominable Snowmen"", where they encountered the Second Doctor and his companions Jamie and Victoria. The Yeti resemble the cryptozoological creatures also called the Yeti, with an appearance Radio Times has described as ""cuddly but ferocious"", disguising a small spherical device that provides its motive power. The Yeti serve the Great Intelligence, a disembodied entity from another dimension, which first appeared trying to form a"
"Exotic Zoology Exotic Zoology is a cryptozoological book by Willy Ley, a science writer and space advocate. The illustrator of the book is Olga Ley. Ley had written a number of books containing scientific oddities; ""Exotic Zoology"" collects the cryptozoological matter from those books. Throughout the book he shows examples of organisms that were rumored to exist, or were thought to be impossible, that were shown to be real; and others that were accepted as fact, that were discovered to have never existed: ""He speculates about dragons and sea serpents, wingless birds and Abominable Snowmen."" The book, in its description"
"""Cyprus Loch Ness"". It has been speculated to be something like a crocodile or serpent. There is no evidence that the monster exists except in folklore and through various sightings by tourists and locals alike. There exists little photographic evidence, except unverified short-films and pictures. A search for the monster was featured on ""Destination Truth"". Many believers of the myth of the Ayia Napa Sea Monster like to link it with the common mythical sea monster of Greek mythology called Scylla, which is depicted in the mosaics that remain in the House of Dionysus, a Roman villa from the 2nd"
"public perception of the fantastic and that the Yeti stories are an early example of ""Doctor Who"" exploring such concepts, which were later explored in several serials produced by Barry Letts in the early 1970s. Media historian James Chapman agrees that ""The Abominable Snowmen"" is the first ""Doctor Who"" serial to explore cryptozoology or mythology with an alien grounding, also citing it as having drawn from the gothic horror atmosphere and plot of Hammer’s 1957 film ""The Abominable Snowman"". He reflects that their second outing, in ""The Web of Fear"", turned what was merely another monster when in the Himalayas"
"can continue within a protected area nearly the size of Switzerland. In 2003, Japanese researcher and mountaineer Dr. Makoto Nebuka published the results of his twelve-year linguistic study, postulating that the word ""Yeti"" is a corruption of the word ""meti"", a regional dialect term for a ""bear"". Nebuka claims that ethnic Tibetans fear and worship the bear as a supernatural being. Nebuka's claims were subject to almost immediate criticism, and he was accused of linguistic carelessness. Dr. Raj Kumar Pandey, who has researched both Yetis and mountain languages, said ""it is not enough to blame tales of the mysterious beast"
"Yeti (comics species) The Yeti are a number of similar fictional hidden races appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Yeti are fur-covered humanoid beings living in the Himalaya Mountains and familiarly known as ""Abominable Snowmen."" There are three known varieties of Yeti. The first, the so-called ""Cold People,"" were highly intelligent and had made advanced scientific developments. They were transformed into normal human beings. A far more primitive race of Yeti with human intelligence first appeared in ""Man-Thing"" vol.2, #2, but was destroyed. An example of a third race of Yeti was encountered by Shang-Chi, and first"
"surface. R. T. Gould suggested a long-necked newt; Roy Mackal examined the possibility, giving it the highest score (88 percent) on his list of possible candidates. In 1968 F. W. (Ted) Holiday proposed that Nessie and other lake monsters, such as Morag, may be a large invertebrate such as a bristleworm; he cited the extinct ""Tullimonstrum"" as an example of the shape. According to Holiday, this explains the land sightings and the variable back shape; he likened it to the medieval description of dragons as ""worms"". Although this theory was considered by Mackal, he found it less convincing than eels,"
"by an inhumanly strong creature.” The show makes much of Ludmila Dubinina’s missing tongue and claims that something must have “ripped it out” of her. However, Radford states, “As it happens a tongue-eating Yeti—even assuming it exists—is by far the least likely explanation. The ‘missing parts’ aspect of this case is a familiar one to skeptics, and has been invoked in countless other ‘unsolved’ mysteries including the chupacabra, cattle mutilations, Satanic animal sacrifices, and aliens. Typically a mystery is mongered by those unfamiliar with—or who intentionally ignore—ordinary predation and decomposition. Lots of animals both big and small scavenge on the"
"the (""Ursus thibetanus"") explanation building on the initial Barun Valley discoveries. Importantly, this book under the Oxford University imprint gave a meticulous explanation for the iconic Yeti footprint photographed by Eric Shipton in 1950, also the 1972 Cronin-McNeely print, as well all other unexplained Yeti footprints. To complete this explanation, Taylor also located a never-before published photograph in the archives of the Royal Geographical Society, taken in 1950 by Eric Shipton, that included scratches that are clearly bear nail marks. The Yeti has regularly been depicted in films, literature, music, and video games: Yeti In the folklore of Nepal, the"
"fresh water (possibly using rivers and lakes to find food) and Loch Ness has an abundance of salmon and other fish. In July 2015 three news outlets reported that Steve Feltham, after a vigil at the loch which was recognized by the Guinness Book of Records, theorised that the monster is an unusually-large specimen of Wels catfish (""Silurus glanis"") which may have been released during the late 19th century. It is difficult to judge the size of an object in water through a telescope or binoculars with no external reference. Loch Ness has resident otters, and photos of them and"
"without biological basis, explaining sightings as hoaxes, wishful thinking, and the misidentification of mundane objects. The creature has been affectionately called Nessie () since the 1940s. The word ""monster"" was reportedly applied for the first time to the creature on 2 May 1933 by Alex Campbell, water bailiff for Loch Ness and a part-time journalist, in an ""Inverness Courier"" report. On 4 August 1933 the ""Courier"" published a report by Londoner George Spicer that several weeks earlier, while they were driving around the loch, he and his wife saw ""the nearest approach to a dragon or pre-historic animal that I"