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- 565: First sighting
- Theories about the creature include it being a dinosaur, an elephant or a large eel
- Loch Ness is the largest freshwater body of water in Britain Legend of Ness: About Loch Ness
- The loch is 750 feet deep FOXNews.com: Tourist Says He's Shot Video of Loch Ness Monster (June 1, 2007)
- 2007: £1m reward offered for proof of creature's existenceScotsman.com: £1m reward for Loch Ness monster proof (June 2, 2007)
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Timeline of Sightings
- 565: Saint Columba reports seeing a creature in the lochPBS NOVA: Birth of a Legend (November 2000)
- 1933: Couple claim they saw the monsterPBS NOVA: Birth of a Legend (November 2000)
- 1934: "Surgeon's photo" appears (so-called as a London doctor claimed to have taken it)PBS NOVA: Birth of a Legend, Part 3 (November 2000)
- 1994: Surgeon's photo revealed as a fakePBS NOVA: Birth of a Legend, Part 3 (November 2000)
- 2003: Team uses sonar to scan loch, finds no sign of the monsterBBC News: BBC 'proves' Nessie does not exist (July 27, 2003)
- 2007: Tourist claims he shot video of the creature FOXNews.com: Tourist Says He's Shot Video of Loch Ness Monster (June 1, 2007)
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Hypotheses about the Monster
- The monster is a water-dwelling dinosaur, known as a pleiosaur. FirstScience: What is the Loch Ness Monster? (February 23, 2007)
- Earthquakes in the area are responsible for sightings.FirstScience: What is the Loch Ness Monster?, page 4 (February 23, 2007)
- The creature is a large eel.Telegraph: Big Foot and Loch Ness Monster could exist (May 20, 2008)
- People in the 1930s actually spotted an elephant who was separated from a traveling circus.Washington Post: "Elephantine Theory Stirs Misty Waters of Loch Ness" (March 8, 2006)
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Loch Ness Monster Questions
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