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| | Loch Ness Monster - The Black Vault Encyclopedia Project (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04) |
 | | The Loch Ness Monster, sometimes called "Nessie" or "Ness" (Scottish Gaelic: Niseag) is a mysterious and unidentified animal or group of creatures said to inhabit Loch Ness, a large deep freshwater loch near the city of Inverness in northern Scotland. |
 | | Rumours of a monster or animal living in the loch are claimed by believers to have been known for several centuries, though others have questioned the accuracy or relevance of such tales, which were generally unheard of before the 1960s when a strong wave of interest in legitimizing Nessie's 1930s-based history began. |
 | | Theories as to the exact nature of the Loch Ness Monster sightings are varied: pareidolia or misidentification of seals, fish, circus elephants [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4779248.stm], logs, mirages, seiches, and light distortion, crossing of boat wakes, or unusual wave patterns. |
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