Monsters that live under the bed are not real, but the Loch Ness Monster might be? The Scottish water monster known as Nessie has been catching attention for thousands of years. The myth of Nessie has attracted tourist to her home, in hope of catching a glimpse of the famous creature. In fact, the Loch Ness Monster is so popular that it is one of the top thirty believed myths in Great Britain. The people who are attracted to this water monster are not always tourists, many scientists have spent years in Loch Ness trying to prove the creature; they have never found any evidence of the creature. Although many people believe that the Loch Ness Monster is real, it can be shown that the creature is in fact imaginary, through scientific evidence in relation to the marine life found in Loch Ness and statements from people who have photographed Nessie. The legendary Loch Ness Monster, is what Scotland is most known for, besides bagpipes and kilts. The Loch …show more content…
Some of the people who believe in Nessie not only believe that the in monster but it is actually a dinosaur too. The dinosaur is thought to be the last surviving plesiosaur, which are aquatic dinosaurs believed to have gone extinct 65 million years ago with all other dinosaurs (history.com staff). This iconic monster is also thought to be real because of sonar pictures that have supposedly captured the creature in the depths of Loch Ness. Sonar images of large object in loch ness are common but people are not exactly sure what the images show. This lead to the assumption that the pictures show the Loch Ness Monster (Davies). Stories of a monster lurking in the loch are centuries old and have been passed down through generation to generation. Those who grew up familiar with the story of the Loch Ness Monster have a hard time not believing in this creature because of how long it has been around (history.com