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 ...

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 ...

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 .

“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 ...

Stock image of a plesiosaur. The Loch Ness monster is thought to resemble the extinct plesiosaur. iStock / Getty Images Plus. "The length of a European eel is around 60 to 80cm [2 to 2.6 feet], or ...

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 ...

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 ...

A data analyst has put one of the most popular theories about the Loch Ness monster to bed, after discovering that if it does exist, it is likely not a 20-foot-long eel.

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 … ...

Researchers revealed only 1.5% of people who have claimed to see Nessie over the past 100 years have reported hoops or humps ...

“First, I don’t actually think there is a monster in Loch Ness, but if there was something unusual in there, then a giant eel seemed the most probable of the possibilities,” Gemmell says.

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.