Scientists have revealed the secret of the famous Scottish lake Loch Ness: the monster has nothing to eat

A new study seems to have put an end to the mystery of the famous monster Nessie. Ninety years ago – on November 12, 1933 – a man named Hugh Gray took the first known photograph of an “unknown” creature lurking in Scotland’s Loch Ness. This photo formed the basis of the theory that a terrible monster lives in the lake. Scientists continue to explore this body of water, which attracts the attention of numerous enthusiasts in search of the mysterious reptile, and claim that this creature simply cannot live in the lake.

A recent study has revealed new evidence of the unusually dark color of the water in Loch Ness. A team of scientists discovered that peat was being washed into the lake from surrounding rivers and streams, turning the water the color of tea. The same flows from the taps in guest houses in the neighboring village of Drumnadrochit.

“You could be swimming next to a 400-foot submarine and not see it. It’s like a lost world down there. Loch Ness is so fascinating that it can cause mirages,” says Alan McKenna, founder of the Loch Ness Exploration research group, about the features of the lake.

The biggest secret of all is what is at the bottom of the lake.

“No one is convinced that the multi-toothed serpent or the long-necked plesiosaur lives in the depths. Rather, the idea of ​​a monster may differ from person to person,” says Loch Ness project skipper Alistair Matheson, who takes those wanting to get to know the lake better, in an interview with CNN.

Many people are still convinced that they saw something in the lake. But most things can have a scientific explanation.

According to Alan McKenna, it is worth studying all the things that cannot be explained. He believes, “if it turns out that all this is caused by natural phenomena, that’s normal.”

But what everyone agrees on is that the lake is unusual. Scientists note that despite winter temperatures, Loch Ness never freezes due to the thermocline effect, which means colder water sinks and is replaced by warmer water below. These shifting layers of water at different temperatures create huge underwater waves, creating a surface current that can carry logs and other debris upwind that can be mistaken for the tail or neck of a creature swimming upstream.

The ongoing controversy over the monster from the depths of the lake continues. From time to time, fountains of water appear, swirling columns of mist and air, which, when the water is calm and their size cannot be determined, can look like the long neck of a moving animal.

McKenna recalls his encounter with one of these phenomena: “I heard a large splash to my right, I did not capture the splash on film. But what I really caught next was the huge spray rising from the water.”

Nessie’s famous “humps” are usually caused by boats. Naturalist Adrian Shine explained back in the last century: “When heavy ships pass through a long, deep and narrow lake such as Loch Ness, it can create a special phenomenon, the ripples of which look remarkably like tubercles when viewed from a low angle such as like a coastline.”

In addition, the existence of the Loch Ness monster is refuted by its habitat itself. A creature that looks like a dinosaur is still a reptile. The study showed that there is no reptile DNA in the water. It also states that it is too cold for such a creature to survive (the water temperature in the lake is always 4-5 degrees Celsius) and impenetrable water does not allow plants to live, which automatically destroys the food chain for the beast.

Who else could the mysterious “monster” be? Before the photo of the alleged monster was taken, in 1933 lakeside hotel manager Eldie Mackay ran into the bar and reported seeing a “whale-like aquatic animal.” This is more true for many researchers, because Loch Ness is connected to the sea, as well as to numerous rivers. In 2019, a study found significant amounts of eel DNA in the water, which could support the theory that Nessie is an overgrown eel.

In a study published in JMIRx Bio, scientist Flo Foxon studied the bioworlds of bodies of water. According to the findings, the chances of meeting a 1-meter eel in Loch Ness are approximately 1 in 50 thousand. The likelihood of finding much larger eels, however, is virtually zero, which debunks the theory.

The existence of the monster has never been proven, but it also cannot be disproved. And this is precisely what supports the supporters of the Loch Ness monster theory.