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Mystery Photo of 'English Loch Ness Monster' Taken in Bowness

By Lee SpeigelFeb 18th 2011 – 7:55PM
Tom Pickles

Tom Pickles

If a picture is worth a thousand words, how many words do you suppose will be used to describe the first-ever image captured of "Bow-Nessie," a lake monster that reportedly lives in England? Last week, two kayakers were nearly frightened out of their canoe when they spotted a large, hump-backed shape emerge from Lake...

Does the Loch Ness Monster Have English Relatives?

By Lee SpeigelSep 13th 2010 – 10:27AM
Keystone / Getty Images

Keystone / Getty Images

(Sept. 13) -- The hunt is on for a new lake monster -- not at Scotland's Loch Ness, home of the fabled "Nessie," but this time in nearby England. Ever since 2006, when the first report emerged from England's biggest lake of a 20-foot-long creature in Lake Windermere, a new lake monster legend has gained strength on the...

Background on lake monster

A lake monster or loch monster is a purported form of fresh-water-dwelling megafauna appearing in mythology, rumor, or local folklore, but whose existence lacks scientific support.

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