Unlocking the Mystery of Loch Ness | Monstrum

[@Lady_Yunalesca]

I was wayyyy into the Loch Ness Monster back in the day. I even did school reports and science projects trying to prove there was something down there. Watched all kinds of documentaries and poured over every photo ever taken. I even had a Nessie stuffed animal. So this was a real nostalgia trip for me.

[@queenpearlinofthemermaids2416]

So did I when I was young. My best friend and I would sit in her room on her mom’s laptop for hours just watching Nessie documentaries. If we met you you’d probably be part of our little “fan club”. ☺️

[@abrarbw]

Okay, Winry.

[@schizoidboy]

I grew up with the legend myself and I'm not even from Scotland. I remember Disney did a cartoon about it using the same guy who did the voice of Winnie the Pooh to do the monster's voice. I believe it was called Man, Myth, and Monster.

[@ksisu1324]

Cool!

[@callanhutchison1871]

Same

[@composerdoh]

When you go there in person, there's something mesmerizing about that lake. You start to swear you can see Nessie in every ripple or fluctuation out of the corner of your eye.

[@ericsonofjames4573]

Yes! I drove up there last year and when people ask if I saw anything, I said I saw hundreds of monsters. Every ripple was a new monster. It’s no wonder there are so many sightings.

[@composerdoh]

@@ericsonofjames4573 I know how you feel.

[@jaydeflayme2890]

Begs the question though. Would it have that effect if you didn't already know about the legend?

[@composerdoh]

@@jaydeflayme2890 I know- just about the whole time I was there I was thinking the same thing!

[@jaqjynx]

It’s not a lake. It’s a loch.

[@RoyaltyTrader]

I’m a Scottish viewer. Fun fact: There is another creature from folklore that lives in Loch Ness. The creature is known as the kelpie and there are two of them. You may recognise them as the two giant horse statues in Falkirk, Stirling. It is said that the kelpies are beautiful white horses but with a dark secret. The kelpies are semi aquatic. The dark secret is that if you try to ride the kelpies by getting on it’s back, you will get stuck to the kelpie’s back, the kelpie will then run into the waters of Loch Ness and stay there. With you being unable to escape from the kelpie’s back, you drown.

[@TheInvisibleMan-06]

Don’t kelpies also the take form of a beautiful woman to lure people in too?

[@blueblaze27]

@@TheInvisibleMan-06 i think those are sirens?

[@kyounggi]

@@blueblaze27 sirens don't, they only lure ppl in with their voices

[@terriemoulton1084]

I'm glad you finally got around to Nessie. I think people love the story so much it really doesn't matter how many times "evidence" has been exposed as a hoax.

[@GioMarron]

That’s why so many stories like this perpetuate Of course, it doesn’t help that we keep telling tourists we’ve seen her ourselves. She pops out the Loch every Hogmanay for a cheeky wee dram

[@galyngroves1795]

I agree! Scroo “evidence”😠

[@pollyg562]

it comes with the territory now how much has proven to be a hoax maybe 1% but when its a boat sighting by educated people with nothing to gain they ignore those

[@darlenefraser3022]

“What we know is a drop. What we don’t know is an ocean.”

[@tymanung6382]

Hoaxes around the world---- sightings for Scotland. centuries--- in--- Ireland Sweden Norway Russia (Siberia) China (Tibet) Canada US Argentina etc. Hoaxes in uninhabited Argentine Andes mountain lakes?!

[@NewMessage]

All these years, but still, we just can't seem to loch Nessie down.

[@KnightsRealm98]

Nice.

[@g.b569]

Lol oh brother 🤦🏽‍♀️

[@Lonarix1]

Ba da tsss

[@AlecMader]

Did you hear the one about the two drums and a cymbal that got thrown off a cliff?

[@niterida380]

Why would you want to?

[@bivamp]

I think you're spot on with why people still continue to look for and love for Nessie. Even when logic says otherwise, the allure to believe in something just out of our reach is so strong. I believe in Nessie in a way. Not because I don't know things have been proven hoaxes, or that the science doesn't support it. But because she's been immortalized in our fiction and our want to believe. There will always be people looking for Nessie, or writing about Nessie. She emphasizes the wonder so inherent to us, and I think in a world where nowadays everything has to be proven first, believing in something impossible is a way to reclaim that fun that is often abandoned after childhood.

[@devonmunn5728]

Plus there's so much that we don't know yet nor stuff we have the resources to know so who know what else is out there that we don't even know about

[@LadyViscera]

One key thing that easily debunks monsters is if their descriptions match outdated depictions of prehistoric animals (plesiosaurs with their necks upright or aquatic sauropods) rather than what we now know them to be like.

[@CJCroen1393]

See also: Tail-dragging theropods (the Partridge Creek Beast), bat-winged "pterodactyls" (the Kongamato, the Ropen), featherless raptors (Arica Monster, which was obviously a mammal anyway based on descriptions), etc.

[@LadyViscera]

CJCroen1393 You’re absolutely correct. I actually almost mentioned the Ropen in my original comment. Mokele-Mbembe and Mbielu-Mbielu-Mbielu are also good examples of historically inaccurate dinosaur cryptids.

[@scaper8]

To be far if, _if,_ some kind of "monster" or other unknown species existed, unless itis directly related to one of those extinct animals, even if it looks like one (convergent evolution), it could have a similar body-plan while have a different structure. So, in and of itself, just looking like a scientifically outdated representation of a real extinct creature isn't a deal-breaker.

[@thenumbah1birdman]

@@CJCroen1393 the partridge creek beast originated from a fictional story oin 1905, eople have just claimed it was real when the internet came around

[@ryanhopwood1148]

Chances they looked at outdated animal books and came up with bullshit story to feel important and claim local fame.

[@ghotay3]

“Male and female names like Sandy and Archibald” In Scotland Sandy is actually a male name, a common shortening for Alexander :)

[@ce4072]

Today I learned

[@AstroCreep77]

We have guys named Sandy in the U.S. as well, but not very commonly. Probably nobody more famous than Sandy Koufax. It's more popular as a women's name, usually short for Sandra.

[@catasstrophy2316]

Sandy isn't any shorter than Sandra in spoken word, only in writing. Both are actually short for either Alexandra or Cassandra in terms of female names. Or Alexander if it's a male name

[@emily.letsendbslintheuk554]

@@catasstrophy2316 yet many females I know named Sandra have the nickname Sandy, so I guess it depends where you are from as I also know many Alexander's and none have ever been called Sandy 🐱

[@tammyblankenship8742]

@@emily.letsendbslintheuk554 My niece is named Sandra and has went by Sandy for most of her life. I have yet to meet an Alexander that goes by Sandy myself.

[@tscream80]

You could make the argument that, without the legend, Loch Ness might not have been as heavily explored as it has been over the years.

[@shaider1982]

Another legend also helped parts of Africa to be explored: kzbin.info/www/bejne/inrCaqCEba-tpqs

[@g.b569]

And our need to protect bodies of water

[@pinstripe5487]

The thing I love about the legend of the Loch Ness monster, and this was somewhat touched upon at the end of the video, is the message it gives about wonder. There is a certain satisfaction in answers being left vague and stones being left unturned. We love stories that don't have a clear ending or ideas left to be completed by our imagination - and this is why I, personally, believe superstition and myths have always been a thing in human history. When we complete a story or give old legends a definite answer, we are robbed of that wonder and things become less appealing. For example, I believe not too long ago the actual person behind the "Jack the Ripper" legends was uncovered (obviously they are deceased, but science figured it out). That's cool and all, but it kind of robbed the story of its fantasy. I will always love and trust science, but I have a distinct interest in mythology for the sheer sense of wonder of what could have been.

[@El__Silbon]

Very well said! Even things like that, Jack the Ripper, I am aware of the misery he left in his wake and just how brutal he was. The fact nobody knew who The Ripper was, adding wonder and fascination to the already mystique of the swirling, foggy alleyways, the cobbled streets and bleary gas lamps made it something that gripped everyone. I agree. As desperate as we want to know and discover things, sometimes not knowing is better

[@Gigantopathetic]

imagine the loch ness monster playing bagpipes.

[@godwarrior3403]

Imagine the loch ness monster WAS bagpipes

[@theratking5393]

Ah general Kenobi

[@sataniccat-girlwithagun3300]

@@godwarrior3403 *woooooow*

[@sataniccat-girlwithagun3300]

*a w e s o m e*

[@TheMogul23]

If you live in Scotland you don't have to imagine. In every city centre there's a shop selling stuffed toys of Nessie playing bagpipes to American tourists.

[@kevinobill4818]

Fun fact, the Plesiosaurs aren't Dinosaurs at all, they are marine Reptiles that lived alongside the Dinosaurs.

[@dumoulin11]

That IS fun!

[@h.szymanski]

Thank you, that misnomer is slightly annoying in an otherwise great video.

[@kevinobill4818]

@@h.szymanski Who is this misnomer?

[@h.szymanski]

@@kevinobill4818 Dinosaurs instead of Plesiosaurs

[@kevinobill4818]

@@h.szymanski right.

[@CJCroen1393]

I went through a HUGE Nessie kick as a kid. I remembered this one documentary where investigators found a truly massive eel in the loch and got excited, only to find it was an ordinary conger eel. Honestly, in the wake of those DNA tests, I feel like they didn't realize they found their monster all along. Congers are pretty huge, and surprisingly vicious, so the phrase "lake monster" or "sea monster" is an apt description of 'em!

[@kanrup5199]

so how big was this eel?

[@CJCroen1393]

@@kanrup5199 I can't remember the exact size, but I _do_ remember at least two guys carrying it in!

[@thatsanicecoat]

when emily does a little wiggle while talking you can see she's really excited to tell something

[@nicholasrogers7276]

Three fiddy dont give it lol

[@mariahjacobsen5405]

This was posted just in time, I discovered this series and began my monstrum binge yesterday. Now I’m sad there aren’t any new episodes left 😂

[@immortalbob5368]

How was this comment posted 8 hours ago if the video has only been up for three minutes?

[@IfRaunak]

They should make an episode on this... Lol!

[@godwarrior3403]

@@immortalbob5368 Either patreon or time travel

[@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980]

@@godwarrior3403 Its Patreon, Monstrum has a Patreon account.

[@godwarrior3403]

@@itwasagoodideaatthetime7980 Unsatisfied with that answer but okay

[@ethenallen1388]

When I was last in Scotland I heard that the cove where the most Nessie sightings take place has a large number of pubs surrounding it.

[@catasstrophy2316]

Yeah we like our pubs. Everywhere that has anything has a pub and so does everywhere that is nowhere.

[@derekmcmanus8615]

There are pubs everywhere in Scotland

[@simpsonmark]

Nessie says "hic".

[@poopybuthead2739]

Nessie likes guiness

[@simpsonmark]

@@poopybuthead2739 ..or Guinness

[@ishanpershetka2049]

"Confirmed that the whole thing was a hoax" " But still some people held on to the hope that something strange was in the lake." I heard these word 4 - 5 times in the video.

[@nelsonvenema]

"never lose hope" -katara of the northern watertribe

[@plaguedoctormasque8089]

@@nelsonvenema agreed Nelson. I am British We have many many legends that remain close to our hearts in which we still believe. The UK is centuries older than the US. We are bound to have a more varied history in this area. Oh by the way I was raised in the States.

[@nelsonvenema]

@@plaguedoctormasque8089 I find myths and legends quite interesting. I really enjoy fairy folklore (but I don't know a lot).

[@fmor2779]

Its exactly what happened over and over again. People just cant let the legend go even though there might be nothing at all.

[@WorrizEcko]

I don’t care if it’s a Hoax I still BELIVE it’s There

[@janeyrevanescence12]

I was a student ambassador stationed in the UK years ago. Part of our tour was visiting the Loch and going on a boat tour. One of our members was a jokester and decided to get a few laughs by calling for the monster. It was a fun experience overall.

[@justsomenessiewithinternet53]

You humans better not come after me when you find my exact location. I want to be left alone.

[@McCracken257]

I believe in you Nessie!

[@mushroom7314]

im not human

[@darthsion8081]

I’m a bird so do I still count

[@kingrahzar9351]

Don't worry ness I'm a conservationist and will die to protect you from poachers

[@neolexiousneolexian6079]

Make sure you turn location services off, and use a good VPN.

[@maggiesheartlove2734]

Maybe the loch ness monster is a sweet, adorable water horse that I could keep in my tub. Free cookie for anyone who gets the reference. 🍪

[@Good7Bad13]

Ah man I used to love that movie. The last time I watched it was my grandpa's funeral. 😔

[@maggiesheartlove2734]

@@Good7Bad13 Oh, im sorry about your grandfather. I lost mine too a couple years ago. I know its hard but he will always be with you. ❤ Oh, and here's your free cookie! 🍪

[@Good7Bad13]

@@maggiesheartlove2734 it's alright. It was a long time ago. Thanks for the cookie!

[@h.calvert3165]

Kelpies are demons. I know. I used to be one. In Brownies. 😲

[@fmstudios14]

Best movie of its kind. I'm including ET..

[@TsotsiJimmy]

You should check mokele-mbembe (African Loch Ness)

[@hoidthings5728]

It gets even weirder

[@affirmingtoe15]

Ah yes. The Cryptid made up by young earth creationists to try and disprove evolution.

[@syafiqjabar]

@@affirmingtoe15 Even better, it's something made up by foreigners but the locals just pretend it's real to make money from the expeditions

[@lore2587]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/inrCaqCEba-tpqs here is the best video on the subject

[@ryanhopwood1148]

Yes and no that young earth creationists made it up in away but it’s based on a real life animal that young earth creationists got wrong then made it up. There is evidence that species of forest rhinoceros lives in Congo now just like the Bili ape discovered. No concrete evidence of forest rhino but remains and stories and some naturalist sightings.

[@tvbnine793]

A possible explanation I've heard for Nessie that I've always found interesting is Loch Ness Elephants. When circuses came through Scotland during the 1930s, the clowns would apparently let their Elephants go for a swim in Loch Ness after their shows to relax. Them swimming around with their trunks in the air might have resembled the legendary Monster. But seriously thank God they don't use Elephants in circuses anymore.

[@jacobmcclellan7399]

I love it! Nessie was one of the first cryptids that I learned about and I loved the idea that there could be a hidden large creature beneath our noses. I also loved that you included the recent 2019 DNA study

[@ericsonofjames4573]

I saw a documentary about how Norway has similar monster sightings and Nessie could be living in the North Sea and using Loch Ness and the fjords of Norway to deliver babies. Following the salmon in the spring. Going back to the sea in a few months when the offspring are strong enough to handle open water.

[@Mhidraum]

You're right. Seljordsormen is quite well known.

[@rittis013]

Good connection there

[@mshiss10]

Makes sense!

[@Raul-rt9oe]

So if it comes around a year some time like 3 months in loch ness and 9 months elsewhere when would it be in loch ness

[@rittis013]

​@@Raul-rt9oe interesting, if we track time period from sighting report we might know where or when we would expect them to be

[@dragonking7585]

I woud like to see the thunderbird

[@savanaerie]

Yes! As well as the lightning bird/Impundulu. The perfect mythological duo...💙💜

[@erushi5503]

Zaptos??

[@yeahboyz9314]

We call it chicken in asia

[@katehaycock7127]

Like in Hilda!

[@Sub-Zero_Scorpion]

@@erushi5503 no

[@daneroberts1996]

I've been obsessed with the story of the Loch Ness Monster ever since watching that Scooby Doo movie. I love how at the end, Scooby sees the real monster passing by 😁

[@SWKBearcat]

Finally! A video on one of my favorite cryptids. I absolutely love this series, and I can't wait to see what other creatures are featured.

[@FiveTrenchcoats]

I have to say, going into a video about the Loch Ness Monster, that the last thing I was expecting to come up was St. Colm Cille! Fantastic video, as always!

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

This all makes me think of the Gravity Falls episode where they go looking for the Gobblewonker.

[@Shirokroete]

BUT HER AIM IS GETTING BETTER

[@Rhomega]

You see it's funny because marriage is terrible!

[@RM10Prod.]

If you look carefully you can see blindon blandon when mcgucket is first introduced

[@alienalchemist]

Phineas and Ferb had a episode where they found a Plesiosaurus named Nosie

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

@@alienalchemist yes! I forgot all about that episode!

[@kevinobill4818]

My favorite cryptid as a child, she will be appearing in the Monsterverse but later rename as Leviathan. I wanted a toy version of this beautiful lake lady.

[@ryanhopwood1148]

That’s if Kong v Godzilla film does actually reveal Leviathan or future Godzilla instalment which I doubt. Movies tend to put in Easter eggs as fun filler. Like Robin is teased in Ben Bat-flick universe but no plans for Robin to appear with Henry cavil or wonder women. So don't get too excited.

[@annedrieck7316]

@@ryanhopwood1148 kong:"we need to save mothra!" Godzilla:"why do u say that name?!"

[@AcrimoniousMirth]

As a teen I saw some really interesting photos taken with an underwater camera that had dimensional measuring capabilities. It caught a bunch of different angles of *something* and the claim that “it was just a seal’s flipper” wouldn’t fly as said seal had to have a flipper a good few feet across. I watch videos like this in the hopes I’ll see these photos mentioned and discussed.

[@antoinettewilson5434]

I love this series sooo much but am I alone in seeing THIS WOMAN DESERVES A GOOD CHAIR!

[@hettyscetty9785]

I've been to Inverness, granted I was about six at the time but never saw anything (not for lack of trying) and there are a lot of bouncy bridges there that my mum and older sisters hated but my Dad and older brother loved. Whether there's a monster in the loch or not still come to Scotland (when Covid restrictions are lifted and travel is permitted) it is absolutely beautiful especially up north and there's a lot of whiskey and there's less chance of rain if you come in the summer months (just remember to bring both a rain jacket and some sun cream because you may need both). The people are friendly and the cities have good shops. And you can probably see most of the country in less than a week.

[@silverbullet7691]

As a kid I was obsessed with the Loch Ness monster and to this day I’m still enthralled with Nessie.

[@rj_0401]

i'd never been so excited to click on a monstrum video. just made me realize they hadn't tackled nessie yet

[@jessicastein5155]

This was a delightful episode! Thank you for continuing to produce these. I was a bit sad, though, that you didn't mention any other stories of lake monsters from around the world. An episode on Nessie was my best hope of seeing my local monster, the Ogopogo, featured. Having followed your recommendation in the Leshy episode and reading "The Bear and the Nightengale" and the rest of the trilogy (and thanks for that, they were AMAZING!), I would love to see more slavic creatures covered :)

[@mypal1990]

Kinda ruins the myth when the Lochness monster is a prank by some dude.

[@anonymousgoblin792]

Ehhhh...

[@helenl3193]

Not necessarily - admitting to faking a photo doesn't mean all sightings are fake, just the one that's been debunked. You can't say that disproving one piece of evidence means all evidence is false.

[@sapientbirb7350]

@@helenl3193 True, but when it's limited to eyewitness accounts, hard to discern pictures, and sometimes outdated descriptions of extinct species, chances of them being real starts to lose its luster. Especially if it's popular, like bigfoot, mothman, chupacabra, and a few like the ropen.

[@ryanhopwood1148]

Only odd looking sea creatures are described by hoaxes and tourists. There is something strange living in the lochs. The local people all say it’s a big hump. No neck. No plesiosaur look alike. Just a hump. Then St. Columba stories are fabricated by Vatican. River ness death never happened. But it doesn’t mean no creature exists. I think we misunderstand what animals live in lakes. Just because assholes fake Loch Ness monsters doesn’t mean some misunderstood animals don’t live in the Loch.

[@afroindia42]

@@ryanhopwood1148 Hmm...maybe it’s Laviathan.

[@cloud_and_proud]

You mean UNLOCHING the mystery of Loch Ness? :D

[@thejubala1444]

Ba dum chssshshsh

[@random_user1014]

*Prepares to throw tomato

[@kaitlyn__L]

That would work if it was actually a hard K sound! However, -ch is more of a throaty noise like you get in French. Albeit short rather than long.

[@cloud_and_proud]

@@kaitlyn__L it's the internet, there're no sounds. :3

[@xatar7473]

The popular eel theory on that there are gigantic eel in the Loch is very very likely because it has been proven by multiple DNA tests of the lochs waters that the lake is populated by a lot of eels. Eels are known for usually sticking to the lake ground wich would explain the rare sightings. And idk when exactly but a family went on a boat trip and ramed something big. The motor of the boat had ripped the creatures flesh and it was black. And you guessed it, some eels have black flesh too

[@mikolajwitkowski8093]

Yeah, still, more probable version is that there is nothing even remotely unusual there. Humans have great tendency to believe in things clearly not true, despite the evidence, look at religion.

[@dylantennant6594]

I always thought it was a sturgeon, one that was bigger then a normal one.

[@italucenaz]

Btw, how can a plesiosaur or a colossal snake could live in this ecosystem without radically impacting this environment?

[@SeraphimCramer]

@@italucenaz Well, if it has been there this whole time, & we didn't know it, then we wouldn't notice any impact on the environment because it would just be a part of the ecosystem.

[@joeb8935]

Theres also the seals(or sea lions? I can’t remember) that live in the loch and tend to swim in lines. The description of the creature in the night road story fits a seal briefly seen in low light conditions

[@VarroTigurius-u1f]

Dr Z.. your a wonderful person. Just in case no one has said anything positive to you lately.

[@the_khuzdul1657]

I'm a big book nerd, so im always looking for titles i recognize on your bookshelf. Thunderhead was a good book

[@timnewnham7943]

I want to thank you all so much for this truly incredible channel! Just stumbled onto it last night, and it's all i've watched since. And I particularly want to say thank you to your INCREDIBLE illustrator, who is a true artist: his Leshy interpretation gave me goosebumps.... Awesome team, awesome production and awesome research. You all need a season on Curiosity Stream at the very least.

[@IfRaunak]

Loch Ness Monster! My first monster crush 😂

[@reliomese2873]

H-how?

[@dubuyajay9964]

He was the first cryptid for many due to being so famous.

[@ariace6547]

@ Noice

[@kryptoonspoopy8536]

Same bro same

[@TheFunwichHorror]

Hey guys I think I found who keeps making all of those weird-ass monster girl animes

[@paulkokorotsis8215]

The first time I heard of the Loch Ness Monster was in a Scooby Doo movie

[@affirmingtoe15]

Same

[@sambarney6837]

@@affirmingtoe15 so you not heard of the world's most famouse lake lol

[@affirmingtoe15]

@@sambarney6837 Well I mean I was like 5 when that movie came out, so yeah I had never heard of it before.

[@nadeeshawijekoon7252]

Me too

[@sambarney6837]

Lol kids

[@juliamcqueen6305]

THANK YOU SO MUCH! I’m so glad you decided did this episode and I can’t wait for more episodes about Scottish myths 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. Also look up the “Canadian” Loch Ness Monster Ogopogo😊🇨🇦.

[@mshiss10]

Don't forget Lake Champlain's "Champ", also.

[@HanayoSora]

this is why the loch ness monster is still my favorite cryptid to this day

[@drgrounder]

Everywhere I go this monster is asking me for tree fiddy

[@nepsit219]

Can’t get enough of this series. I love learning about monsters and Dr. Zs intelligence and expertise on the subject radiates through each episode.

[@thecreepoid901]

I would love to see this series tackle the fearsome critters of America, such as the jackalope, hidebehind, squonk, and slide rock bolter

[@lkj974]

And the hoop snake. Don’t forget the hoop snake. Those things are deadly!

[@Sdouglas0987]

Ogopogo in Lake Okanogan, BC, has been sighted more times than Nessie, although is much less well known outside of the lower mainland of BC and border areas of Washington state (growing up very near the Canadian border, I heard about it all my life as a kid). Apparently, there are also First Nations (Canadian indigenous peoples, referred to in the USA as Native Americans, for those not familiar with the name difference) accounts/mythology surrounding Ogopogo as well. The most recent sightings were reported in 2018. A well-researched look into this lesser known water monster would be really neat (if you are looking for material 😊)

[@bmariomarco3958]

"I need about tree fiddy."

[@bmariomarco3958]

Ok, then how about just two fiddy?

[@bmariomarco3958]

@Thessalin I gave him a dollar. I thought he'd go away if I gave him a dollar.

[@gusecheverri7439]

"She tricked me"

[@bmariomarco3958]

Well, no wonder that monster keeps coming back for more, if you keep giving it tree fiddy!

[@martinl6133]

The late, and very missed, Jeremy Hardy, a satirical comic, said that everyone living by Loch Ness actually it. He said he asked his driver if he'd ever seen it, to which the driver replied, "Oh yes. Let's just say it looked like a black cat's head, on a black cat's body". Jeremy Hardy RIP

[@idiotgoddess2114]

That is some solid proof that we are dealing with a shapeshifter

[@K.Voyence]

Hm, I like the idea of Nessy actually being a water spirit. Apparently they can be tricky little buggers, so all this hearsay probably fuels it.

[@connorscott6479]

If it is a water spirit is probably at the bottom of the Lock sipping some tea

[@numerum_bestia]

The problem with the myth is the size of the loch. Being a landlocked body of water means that there would need to be more than 50-100 creatures to prevent dangerous amounts of inbreeding and 500+ creatures to prevent genetic drift. Maybe something like a smaller version of Nessie could exist in an unexplored corner of the ocean. Maybe something that adapted to the deep. But if it existed in as small of a body of water as Loch Ness. A carcass would wash ashore or be caught in nets fairly regularly.

[@Oni_Anbu]

Dude the lock is the second deepest lake in the world its not a small body of water it used to be connected to the ocean and animals from the ocean sneak through all the time.

[@SeraphimCramer]

If they're typically bottom dwelling animals that, say, only come to the surface to breathe every few hours, it'd be unlikely that any bodies would end up on the shore.

[@Oni_Anbu]

@@SeraphimCramer yeah and when they scanned the lake they would of came up and they didn't im not saying its real but this guy seamed to think the lock was small and i was just saying how it isn't small at all read my comment on here

[@SeraphimCramer]

@@Oni_Anbu I wasn't replying to you

[@Oni_Anbu]

@@SeraphimCramer oh sorry man

[@davidpumpkinsjr.5108]

I was there last year, but I didn't see Nessie 😢 I saw a cartoon once where the Loch Ness Monster appeared and its roar sounded like bagpipes.😊

[@SeriouslySalty.]

Hey Dr. Zarka! About a week ago I went to an antique shop and I saw an Arabian Nights book that looked extremely old and I got it mainly because I watched your Jinn video and I thought that those stories and settings were so cool! Proud to say that I’ll be restoring so that it can be handleable. The only thing is that there is not one hint about when the book was published or copyrighted

[@jvjv8093]

Maybe the real loch ness monster were the friends we made along the way

[@eileenfamiglietti9656]

It's an interesting story but it definitely does not exist.

[@stuartbrownlee3108]

It's been a while since I watched an episode of this wonderful Monstrum series. Myself, I like to think that if there is something in Loch Ness or in the immediate vicinity, then it is a transient from another dimension, and these transients having got here, will shortly be able to go somewhere else. In the context of Loch Ness (or Lake Champlain etc etc), this transdimensional "hobo" is for some reason highly attracted to large bodies of water - maybe it is easier to materialise thereabouts. What people will see is unlikely to be what the "hobo" actually is, so they will perceive it in the most convenient fashion. What the "hobo" perceives of the world around it is difficult to say - it is like to be as confused as whoever perceives it. So...there will always be something passing through, and the legend cannot ever die for that reason. These transients are the freest entities imaginable, as they have the ultimate open road before them.

[@Scrizati]

Loved the video. Side note: Sandy is also more commonly a male name in Scotland

[@raindropsneverfall]

That's what Ross' and Rachel's nanny was called :p

[@CoenusOfPolemocrates]

Second presentation I ever did at primary school was about Nessie, and I always continued to have a soft spot for the creature, but never quite put my finger on why. Think you finally explained it to me here: because it may be a "monster", but it is in no way scary. Aside from the 6th century account, it doesn't attack livestock or people, like so many other monsters do, it merely appears and disappears, elusive and mysterious. While I no longer believe in it as I certainly wanted to all those years ago, I have since realized the realities of nature are no less fascinating. Although I still wouldn't say no to witnessing a living plesiosaur!

[@idiotgoddess2114]

I could argue that the 6th century attack could have been for self defense. I mean, if someone were to be intruding my home, I would feel very scared, too

[@Lion_Heart_Zimbabwe]

Very interesting. I have always loved the Loch Ness Monster. There is definitely something there at Loch Ness. I think we need to stay open minded. There are tunnels deep under the water which link the loch to the sea. There is still lots of wonderful things and amazing beings on our beautiful planet to be found and understood.

[@tommyjones7096]

Nessie loomed big in my mind when I was a kid. I already had a love of animals & the natural world instilled in me by my parents. Our home was filled with books & magazines about animals, wild places & natural wonders. I especially loved all things aquatic. Many people are angry we never got our future full of flying cars. I'm upset we never got our underwater dome cities. When I was 5, "Jaws" came out in movie theaters. My parents wouldn't take me to see it (for some reason) so I had to make due with shark-themed merchandise which flooded the stores in the wake of the movie's popularity. When I was 7, an episode of "In Search of" hosted by Leonard Nimoy featured the Loch Ness Monster. It kicked off my Nessie obsession. Thatsame year, we saw a movie called "The Monster of Crater Lake" at the drive-in theater. It's about a plesiosaur that somehow survives into modern times wreaking havoc on a lakeside town. I cried at the end because they killed the poor monster. Also that year, Scholastic Books offered a book about the Loch Ness Monster and I ordered it. I drew countless images of Nessie. My grandmother turned one I was particularly proud of into a stuffed animal as a present for me. I still have it on a shelf in my bedroom with other keepsakes. I'm 50 years old now and don't believe there's a cryptid hiding in Loch Ness, but Nessie will always hold a special place in my heart.

[@wym5311]

thank you for sharing your story

[@ERJones-fd6oh]

the creature only appears if you've ingested enough whiskey to see it

[@BittenHand19]

I know nothings been confirmed but I once saw the Lochness Monster myself. I was standing by the lake fishing when suddenly it came out of the water. A massive scaled head and long neck. I was frozen with shock. It then lowered its head down at me and said “Hey do you have about 3.50 I can borrow?”

[@nordboya1656]

Whats treefiddy?

[@3kids2cats1dog]

I'm sorry, but we need more wonders in our lives.

[@RictusHolloweye]

Did you know the sun (Sol) is so big a million Earths could fit inside it?

[@RictusHolloweye]

@@Alaskflls - I do now.

[@chumuheha]

​@@Alaskflls you mean andromeda? Andromeda is moving towards us at like 245,000 mph lol

[@charlescabana7849]

We have a monster here ( Memphré) with a big file on the encounters through the years. Lake Memphrémagog, Magog, Québec. He was even talked about by the indigenous tribes that lived around the lake many years ago. They said that he lived on the right side of the lake going towards Newport Vermont. There’s one in lake Champlain ( Champ).

[@danielcardis6183]

An interesting point is that Plesiosaurs had interlocking vertebrae, meaning they wouldn't have been unable to hold their necks in the 'S' shape so familiar with swans and storks, also I believe they breathe oxygen, so they would have to surface regularly

[@mysticwater9056]

If they really were there they would be seen so often that it wouldn’t even be a surprise to science.

[@roblestako8221]

Well evolution can adapt to changes. Its been millions of yearsso why not

[@chumuheha]

​@@roblestako8221 because evolution only works to improve fitness to a given ecological niche. making an S shaped spine does absolutely nothing for an already completely aquatic animal.

[@roblestako8221]

@@chumuheha Well u dont know that for sure, theres no specific rrules and requirements in evolution. God made complex lifeforms of different shapes and sizes. The Amargosaurus for example was a type of sauropod it didnt have a long neck or S shaped..but probably evolved into one that was. Most ancient Giraffes werent long necked but they are.

[@niko_salanski5083]

@@roblestako8221 but there’s still no proof of the Loch Ness monster

[@robbabcock_]

Sweet! This episode must have dropped while I was on vacation! What a nice surprise to come back to.

[@theblackgoatofthewoods]

"There is a monster in my lake! I can't prove it, but it's there!" "Your monster are those eels!" "Hey! There are no evidence you can show me that will prove that there are eels here!"

[@teeteestar3012]

When I was a kid, I read a book that suggested that the Loch Ness monster was actually a shape-shifting spirit that liked to hide and play pranks on people by showing up unexpectedly in different forms. This was a fictional novel, but it is still a fun idea.

[@nicholaslienandjaja1815]

Fun fact: In Godzilla: King of the Monsters, the Loch Ness Monster is actually a Titan called Leviathan (Titanus Leviathan). It was one of the 17 (and counting) Titans that were contained by Monarch and eventually awakened by King Ghidorah.

[@jasonsantos3037]

Yeah you read a novelization king of the monsters there's a lot Titans named after mythical monsters and characters

[@natmorse-noland9133]

I'm always astounded that the "surgeon's photo" ever duped anyone. It straight up looks like a toy or model - even when I was a child I could tell that.

[@jconnor117]

My Opinion : Dragon Others: But.. Me: Dragon Others: But but.. Me: Gosh Damn it DRAGON!

[@RedDesertRoz]

I still believe there's a plesiosaur in there! I just love the idea. Spent time looking for her but never seen anything odd on the loch at all.

[@raindropsneverfall]

Of course, Nessie isn't real, but I remember being fascinated about it when I was younger. I'm surprised there aren't more films about the legend, esp. for adults.

[@Eadbhard]

Interesting note - the ancient Picts, a group of peoples who lived in what is now northern and eastern Scotland, used to carve symbols and images on stones and rocks. One carving that scientists found to be popular was an image of some unknown creature. Dubbed the "Pictish Beast", the picture resembles some kind of aquatic horse or dragon. One wonders where, and how, the ancient Picts conceived of such an image?

[@devflite8782]

17 minutes? hell yeah

[@belladavidson6504]

In 1985 my husband, who is Scottish, & I were touring around parts of Scotland. We visited the castle at Loch Ness then climed up the road waiting for a bus. The lock had boats around the place. I noticed one heading straight in line with the castle. To the right was a long thing dark under the water with ripples on the surface. It looked like it was heading towards the boat. Though it was a long distance from the boat but it could've hit the boat side on, and from far away it looked to be the size of the boat or bigger. Both moving fast. It was so weird then before it reached the boat it just disappeared, presumably under the water. It was a stranged scene and we couldn't take our eyes of it. Not sure what we saw but too big for a seal or a fish. Very strange.

[@mhxistenz]

All the cool people know that the Loch Ness monster is real and he always needs about tree fiddy. Sometimes he disguises himself as a Girl Scout selling cookies but, make no mistake, it’s always that damned Loch Ness monster asking for tree fiddy.

[@bobuboi4643]

Bruh get of those drugs

[@mhxistenz]

@@bobuboi4643 Bruh, you’re clearly not one of the cool people.

[@bobuboi4643]

@@mhxistenz bruh I think loch ness Monster is real but tf are you saying that it becomes a girl that sells cookies? And assuming it's gender???

[@mhxistenz]

@@bobuboi4643 Lol! You're taking it way too seriously. It's a joke bit from South Park. Watch the Succubus episode and you'll see what I'm talking about. It's just meant to be funny and the "cool people" who know South Park will get the joke.

[@bobuboi4643]

@@mhxistenz bro I love South Park but that doesn't mean I have seen every single episode just see how much South Park I watch on youtube and tv

[@wadeyhyena1657]

Nessie has always been the most intriguing cryptid, imo. She has a lot of lore connected to her and it's what has kept invested in all the reported sightings. I've even decided to make her a mainstay in my own fictional universe, where she appears alongside Blaze (Firebird) and Flash (Bigfoot) in a book series I'm working on called "Cryptid Clash" which plays out like a typical season of Power Rangers, but with the Cryptids acting as the main characters. It's a bit campy but it does get dark in places too, like with the introduction of Isla and Irma (Kelpies). It's in the works but it'll be good. I'm also planning to bring her back in "Legends of the Highlands" as a supporting character.

[@TheProxyan]

I would love a video on the Scottish mythological origins of Nessie, the Kelpie. It is even mentioned in the article at 5:56

[@mshiss10]

I'd love to see an episode about Nessie's North American cousin, Who lives in Lake Champlain, "Champ" is the name of this cryptid. We don't hear much about about Champ but there've been quite a few documented sightings.

[@pbsstoried]

I grew up in Vermont and know all about Champ! Hoping to do an on location shoot episode about it one day...-*Dr.Z*

[@jenniferclark746]

@@pbsstoried oh my son can tell you all about that. Champ flipped his boat over

[@seahorse5689]

This is such a fun channel. Keep the great content coming.

[@jso6790]

I love so very much how Monstrum explores cultural origins and context, as well as scientific explanations, as I say pretty much every single video. It is fascinating how much we want to believe in fantastical things so much that we end up doing so, even when we know better. A world with an extant plesiosaur would be a much more interesting one. I often have this discussion with the great number of people I know who believe in "magick" (with the K). I am a scientific skeptic, but wish their world were real because it would hold out as much wonder and yes, Magick, as they imbue it with. Their world also seems more hopeful than reality, which, of course, gets back to the Doc's point about the sightings increasing during the Great Depression. Another excellent video. Thank you so much!

[@Potts2k8]

Love when these episodes are close to home - I live about 100miles/4h from loch ness, beautiful place... And yes, of course Nessie plays the bagpipes. Oh and it's "In-ver-ness", like in Loch Ness - sounds like you're saying "invernis", and it's weird, shtop it 👍🏻

[@OfficiallyErling]

Better than the pronunciation of Lachlan...

[@catasstrophy2316]

@@OfficiallyErling Lackaan for lofe!

[@catasstrophy2316]

100 miles north or south? I'm in the far north, have to go through Inverness any time I want to go anywhere lol The common one that gets me is lock instead of loch. It's like me calling you photts instead of potts

[@Potts2k8]

@@catasstrophy2316 South, near Glasgow... And yeah bud, Lock without the phlegm is just wrong lmao

[@abbie7050]

I love your monstrum videos *as long as they don’t freak me out too much* She explains everything so well.

[@priyaa___a.official24]

Where are all the sources for this? I would love to know more, especially all the old first hand stories!

[@robertskitch]

The bibliography in the description?

[@unknownuser3926]

TreyTheExplainer goes over all of the old reports that created the legend in his Loch Ness video

[@rulie]

as a kid i was so enthralled with nessie - this video was lovely ! i used to be so obsessed ahaha

[@theprince5573]

Yayyy loch ness is my absolute favorite monster! Thank you for covering it!

[@kazumajay]

Nessy is actually a Pacific Sleeper shark. This shark can grow up to 50ft long and live up 1000 of years. There's solid proof in the show River monsters where Jeremy Wade caught a shark that was more than 100 years old in the middle of the Loch ness. The oldest shark ever found was more than 800 years old

[@cyanidesomething906]

The fun thing about modern creatures is that they have been sighed more after the first time on the news

[@ag20085]

awesome !!!!! I love the way Dr. Z explains the history behind the monster .

[@tinahochstetler2189]

Nessie: The cutest cryptid. Nessie forever!!!

[@jeffreyseamons5514]

I'm a simple man. I see Monstrum, I click, I branstorm ideas for D&D encounters.

[@wschweikert]

Love this channel so much! Thank you!

[@pdzombie1906]

Great as usual, Doctor, but I missed a run down of all the movies inspired by Nessie. Thanx!!!

[@snowballeffect7812]

Wow, I had no idea Loch Ness was such an elongated shape.

[@murdokdracul]

That's right, it practically cleaves Scotland in half.

[@thebat7048]

@@murdokdracul lol no it doesn't 😂😂

[@selinay.5100]

I live in Turkey and Turkey has a city called "Van" and for years people have been saying that there is a creature similar to this species in the lake of this city. It is said to be a legend, but in recent years, people have only taken the image of the back of this creature while swimming on the surface of the sea. Its back is the same as that of this creature, zigzag and It is very sad that scientists still do not investigate this.

[@Madmij]

For the record I've caught a catfish in loch Ness a few times so the DNA thing doesn't really add up

[@yoriko1106]

16:20 is terrifying