It's a Loch Ness Monster . . . but not in Loch Ness!

[indianasmith]

A Kayaker snapped a photo of a large creature swimming on the surface of a lake in England . . . pretty cool looking.

http://www.postchronicle.com/news/strange/article_212350005.shtml

[Umaril The Unfeathered]

Hmm....it seems that once again, the interest in sea creatures is rekindled, and again, there's something in the water, but noone knows what it is. Add to it, the fact that there's not enough evidence to prove or disprove their existence either way.

It's like the natural world is toying with man, giving us just enough to go on while leaving the rest of it for us to figure out on whatever we have to go on, which isn't a whole hella lot.

Knowing there are people out there all-too-willing and able to cash in on it also raises the bar for more skepticism.

However, the ocean and water in general gives the oppurtunity for new and unusual species to be born, and for these creatures to evolve, so while we're speaking now, a true sea monster may be growing at the bottom of the sea, or a dark Scottish loch. 

We will never completely figure out the natural world, or all of it's wonders.

[akiratubo]

Wow!  A picture of ... something.

[Mofo Rising]

Oh the hoaxes and money!

I'm betting this is probably another trick, with a not so incredulous reporter looking to make something out of nothing. The huxsters and the reporters are a bit of a symbiotic breed.

It's a shame we have to bring up tired old stores like Nessie. Remember the rediscovery of the coelacanth? The real world has quite a lot of stuff we haven't noticed yet. No need for goofy one-off stories, there are amazing organisms out there we know nothing about.

[Mr. DS]

I don't really discredit the existence of sea creatures seeing so much of the ocean is unexplored.  Still, I have seen more things in the water and immediately discredit it as a log.  Too many people  assume its a prehistoric animal.

[El Misfit]

When I saw an image from Yahoo, I thought it was 4 turtles swimming together. 

[Umaril The Unfeathered]

I don't really discredit the existence of sea creatures seeing so much of the ocean is unexplored.  Still, I have seen more things in the water and immediately discredit it as a log.  Too many people  assume its a prehistoric animal.

The re-discovery of the Ceolocanth comes to mind.  One was found in the early 1900's in Africa, and another in the Japanese ocean only a few years back.  This was thought to be extinct and made quite a stir when it was found to not be the case.

The ocean will always be the last great frontier. Like space, it cannot be totally charted  and\or explored.  Add that the water is the basic necessity for all life, and who knows what wild and wonderful species will surface in the years to come?

Giant creatures aren't out of the question in any way shape or form.

[diamondwaspvenom]

I wouldn't get too into this loch ness monster phenomenon. At first it's all cool when suddenly spotting the strange creature. But then it starts following you everywhere whilst begging for tree-fiddy.

Goddamnit! I work hard for my money! Get your own goddamn tree-fiddy!  

[Joe the Destroyer]

Out in the ocean you might be able to find something.  In something as contained as a lake, I'm skeptical.  A creature of that size would have to eat a large portion of food to stay alive.  Not to mention that large reptiles eventually have to surface for oxygen.  I think we would have had conclusive evidence of one in a lake by now. 
  It would be plausible in Loch Ness, since there's a river draining out to sea and sea life like salmon and anguilar eels do migrate in from time to time, except that the water temperature is a tad cold for a reptile.  I do think one cryptozoologist hypothesized that it was an older breed of whale like something more closely related to Ambulocetus.

However, I still think it would be awesome if we did find any ancient marine animal. 
I've always wanted a pet Zeuglodon or Kronosaurus.

[Umaril The Unfeathered]

Out in the ocean you might be able to find something.  In something as contained as a lake, I'm skeptical.  A creature of that size would have to eat a large portion of food to stay alive.  Not to mention that large reptiles eventually have to surface for oxygen.  I think we would have had conclusive evidence of one in a lake by now. 
  It would be plausible in Loch Ness, since there's a river draining out to sea and sea life like salmon and anguilar eels do migrate in from time to time, except that the water temperature is a tad cold for a reptile.  I do think one cryptozoologist hypothesized that it was an older breed of whale like something more closely related to Ambulocetus.

However, I still think it would be awesome if we did find any ancient marine animal. 
I've always wanted a pet Zeuglodon or Kronosaurus.

Haha, I've always wanted a pet Anguirus myself.  Make him about the size of a Great Dane and walk him around on a leash.  Or maybe a Dino-Croc like the one in the old Sci-Fi channel movie-they remind me of the Daedroths from Elders Scrolls 4:Oblivion.