The Loch Ness Monster has been a worldwide sensation for ages. After examining the history of the mystery, Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli now analyze the theories of what it is, including the claim that a creature from the age of the dinosaurs is living in the loch.
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Links for this episode:
- Loxton and Prothero’s book Abominable Science!: Origins of the Yeti, Nessie, and Other Famous Cryptids
- Darrin Naish’s book Hunting Monsters
- Richard Freeman’s book Adventures in Cryptozoology (vol. 1)
- Richard Freeman’s book In Search of Real Monsters (Adventures in Cryptozoology, vol. 2)
- Plesiosaur
- Coelacanth
- Rines and Scott’s Nature article “Naming the Monster”
- Loch-Ness.com
- Museum of Hoaxes on Nessie
- BBC article on DNA Survey
- Loch Ness Live Webcam
- Official Loch Ness Monster Sightings Registry
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