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From: g-rh@cca.CCA.COM (Richard Harter)
Newsgroups: sci.bio,sci.misc,sci.research
Subject: Re: The Loch Ness Monster
Keywords: Nessie Loch Ness Hallucinations Elasmosaur
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Date: 22 Jul 88 17:31:46 GMT
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Reply-To: g-rh@CCA.CCA.COM (Richard Harter)
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In article <861@altger.UUCP> Macros@altger.UUCP (Macros) writes:
>Here is sometghing for the long summer holidays:
>
>A short while ago I once again read something about the infamous Loch Ness
>Monster. Unfortunatly it was an article dated back from 1977.

.... Sundry speculations about elasmosaurus etc deleted

If Nessy exists, which is possible, it is *very* unlikely to be a relict
from the cretaceous.  The great extinction was pretty drastic.  Here are a
couple of theories which are more plausible.  One is that is a large, long
necked otter.  The other is that is a trapped species of sea serpent.

If it is the latter we have no idea whether it is mammal, reptile, or
something else.  There is very good reason to believe that there is
something in the ocean that warrants the name, sea serpent.  There have
been numerous observations, including observations by trained biologists.

-- 

In the fields of Hell where the grass grows high
Are the graves of dreams allowed to die.
	Richard Harter, SMDS  Inc.