Loch Ness Monster may be a giant eel, say scientists. 5 September 2019. Share Save. Share Save. Getty Images. The modern myth of the monster gathered pace in the 1930s but this famous 1934 photo ...

He continued: "Therefore we can't discount the possibility that what people see and believe is the Loch Ness monster might be a giant eel." European eels can grow up to 5 feet, according to the USGS .

The fabled Loch Ness monster — supposedly a resident of the freshwater loch in the Scottish Highlands that it’s named after — cannot be one, or multiple, giant European eels, as previously ...

“I don’t believe the eel theory has killed off the Loch Ness Monster, quite the reverse in fact,” Freeman said. “A giant eel, which can grow up to 30 feet, is a monster in every sense of ...

The Loch Ness monster probably doesn't exist, but if it does it might be a giant eel.. A group of international scientists led by Neil Gemmell, of the University of Otago, New Zealand, analyzed ...

Loch Ness monster could be giant eel, most extensive study of lake ever undertaken suggests. Investigation into DNA found in UK’s largest body of fresh water ‘does not discount possibility of ...

Loch Ness Monster theories in full - from a giant eel or whale to simply all imagination The Loch Ness Monster sightings are still being reported after years of searching, and the mystery ...

THE theory that the Loch Ness Monster was simply a giant eel might be false, a new study has claimed. The Scottish folklore tale says a “water beast” once roamed the freshwater lake in … ...

The creatures behind repeated sightings of the fabled Loch Ness Monster may be giant eels, according to scientists. Researchers from New Zealand have tried to catalogue all living species in the ...

The theory that the fabled Loch Ness Monster could be a giant eel has been given a boost thanks to a video posted to social media showing a long, slender creature swimming in the River Ness.

Scientists who analyzed the notorious Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands determined that there was no biological evidence to support the existence of the famed monster that has been the subject ...

“There may be giant catfish in Loch Ness but we didn’t detect any of them,” he said. The eel theory, however, “remains plausible,” thanks to the significant amount of eel DNA.