Loch Ness Monster [1934]


Stories about a monster in Loch Ness have been around since 565, but only when this picture was taken and showed to the world in 1934, “Nessie” began to be the object of contradiction, research and turism.

The interest for the creature ended in 1994 when Christian Spurling, admited it was a fake made by
his father, Marmaduke Wetherell. They made a wooden monster, Ian took the picture and they convinced Robert Kenneth Wilson (the village doctor), to tell the world he shot the picture.

Loch Ness Monster

Photographer:
Ian Wetherell
Source: wikipedia.org

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GM.com » Blog Archive » Worls Famous Photos says:

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Wednesday, June 6th, 2007 at 10:40 pm"  
Gerrit says:

It’s a bird or a nearly submerged elephamt. Try snopes for the truth

Thursday, June 14th, 2007 at 11:05 am"  
matt says:

elephant

Monday, September 3rd, 2007 at 3:18 am"  
brynna walker says:

MONSTER!

Wednesday, September 5th, 2007 at 5:47 pm"  
ne says:

are you guys all slow? it’s made of wood.
read the note above the picture

Monday, September 10th, 2007 at 2:57 am"  
DINA says:

FACKE¡¡¡

Sunday, September 23rd, 2007 at 9:38 pm"  
paul says:

yea thats right an elephant in scotland.

Tuesday, September 25th, 2007 at 1:32 pm"  
paya says:

it looks like a hand headed out of water

Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007 at 6:29 pm"  
namak says:

i bet you this is a austige or a bird like that lol!!!!!

Monday, October 8th, 2007 at 5:29 pm"  
Dan says:

Of course it’s a fake… anybody with half a brain can see that it’s a fake. Just look at how big the waves are compared to the body of “Nessie”.

Wednesday, October 10th, 2007 at 11:34 am"  
Pro says:

I think it looks like a hand ,….

Saturday, October 13th, 2007 at 4:46 am"  
shae says:

ok ok it could be an elephant or it could be a hand…..or it could be that someone hand made something to look like Nesse and then made it float on the water,after doing that they could have simply steped back and took a shot….TADA!! that guy spotted Nesse!!!

I mean,iv never seen a picture of Nesse where the head was out of the water…so how was this guy luck enouph to be at the right place at the right time and WITH a camera,to take such a shot??When everyone else in scotteland has tryed so many times before this person came around…

Friday, November 2nd, 2007 at 10:30 pm"  
cass says:

well idk it looks real but when you think about it do you really think ther id STILL a monster living mabey Nessie used to live but surely not anymore

Saturday, November 3rd, 2007 at 4:42 am"  
bobsoice says:

yea yere all fools

Tuesday, November 6th, 2007 at 7:03 pm"  
shai says:

I agree with bobsoice!

Tuesday, November 6th, 2007 at 11:09 pm"  
samuel says:

oh,and by the way it’s a piece of wood attached to a submarine.

Saturday, November 10th, 2007 at 12:18 am"  
mack says:

on another web page they said it was an elephant because that is how elephants swimm, only with thier trunck and tip of head out of the water to breathe!

Saturday, November 10th, 2007 at 3:43 am"  
mack says:

sorry bad grammer.

Saturday, November 10th, 2007 at 3:44 am"  
cordelia says:

it’s a type of dinosaur. it has sharp teeth. it looks like a penguin but with sharp teeth.

Saturday, November 10th, 2007 at 11:45 pm"  
v says:

yeah ok it’s still alive since 545 AD!!! NOone said anything about off springs so there’s a flaw right there!!! it’s fake!!!!!!!!

Thursday, November 22nd, 2007 at 10:01 pm"  
rozza says:

lol seriously if u recon its real just read the note above it!

Monday, November 26th, 2007 at 1:30 pm"  
Sarah says:

did u know that some dinosaurs can reproduce on their own so it may not be a hoax what if each dinosaur gave birth to 1 young raised it and died. But the picture is a fake a pleasiousaur ( i am not sure about the spelling sorry) is a very shy creature and would never expose itself to that extent and very recently in 2006 a scientist and his team found something which looked like a sea sponge at the bottom of the lake and collected a sample of it but when he brought it back to his lab he found out it was a totally new life form so things can actually live in that lake and on that very same dive their underwater camera filmed what appeared to be a carcass and they will soon be going back to try and retreave the carcass
(By the way i am from singapore and i am only 12 years old make u wonder how i know this stuff doesn’t it)

Thursday, November 29th, 2007 at 4:29 pm"  
hosam says:

as I read about it I think it is just a legand or an unknown animal

Thursday, November 29th, 2007 at 5:21 pm"  
Loch Ness Supsicion Squad says:

As a specialist in this key area of belief, we have to support both sides of the story. There have been many sightings and photography of this sea life creature, therefore leads to an option of truth. On the other hand many members of the Loch Ness Suspicion Squad have concluded this as a false appearance of the Loch Ness Monster, and as a false image.

Thursday, November 29th, 2007 at 9:07 pm"  
Sablicious says:

OMG!! It’s a semi-submerged, wooden, amphibious, dinosaur thingie…! O_O

>_>

Friday, November 30th, 2007 at 6:01 pm"  
pj says:

You have to b a retard to believe that elaphant photo

Friday, December 7th, 2007 at 4:49 am"  
Hallie says:

I’m not sure what it is , but when God (The TRUE God) Created the earth, There is a passage in the Bible that talkes about a large creature, Laviathen (sorry about spelling) Living in the water with a long neck and four fins. I agree with Shae about the guy at the right place at the right time, I believe that we will no know until Jesus comes back and I ask him.
God is the ultimate Creator and he can do whatever he wants.

Thursday, December 13th, 2007 at 8:52 pm"  
kayla says:

i thought it was a really good none fake pic

Friday, December 21st, 2007 at 6:26 am"  
Jezzer says:

You know, scientists will always attempt to produce an answer for EVERYTHING.
Some things cannot be explained by ’science’, such as this.
Funnily enough, much of the evidence shown to disprove the existence of Nessie is only relevent if Evolution is true - which it isn’t and to never shall be.
I believe in Creation- that God created the heavens and the Earth, etc, etc. In fact, Evolution has been disproved by a certain Mr Kent Hovind and his crack team of experts :P. Check out drdino.com for more.

Back to Nessie though, it is certainly possible for her to be alive, and as many others as 10 adult specimens as quoted by a recent documentary. The scientists that were questioned seemed to think that a colony of this size would not have survived over the years, moreover a group of “nessies” at least 30 in number would be necessary for successful reproduction, etc..

Nessies wouldn’t have any predators, and if alive would not be at risk to possible diseases etc that an alien species would be prone to.
just some thoughts…

Sunday, December 23rd, 2007 at 8:23 pm"  
Jezzer says:

Some extra info that you NEED to know:

What is a LEGEND?

(According to the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English (C) 2003)
“le’gend 1 [C,U] an old, well-known story; often about brave people, adventures, or magical events;…”

What then, is a MYTH?

“myth [C,U] an idea or story that many believe, but which IS NOT TRUE;…”

Note the difference. A legend may be true yet a Myth is definately not.

Sunday, December 23rd, 2007 at 8:32 pm"  
christy says:

i believe there is real creatures out there that looks just like that because they would’nt have came up with the idea of the picture of it so whoever made the decoy of that it’s possible they or someone they new seen it and know its similar of what they seen as far me i believe that this creature does really exist

Friday, December 28th, 2007 at 5:49 am"  
kenny says:

its an elephant no its a hand no its a dinosaur…….its a wooden monster…read the damn note above the picture…..FACK………………….idiots

Saturday, December 29th, 2007 at 10:59 pm"  
barbie says:

the guy that took this photo said on his deathbed that it was a fake! But no one believes some 1 who is dying. I need some actual facts about the LOCH NESS MONSTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008 at 7:15 pm"  
Gary says:

ryt for the idiotis down below fs its scotland the waters are -5oC at most times so unlikely its an elephant got people now adays idiots

Saturday, January 12th, 2008 at 7:11 pm"  
Chaz says:

You never know. Are ufos real? i know they are coz human works on the feilds in america and everywhere in the world would take 5 months to make.
To loch ness monster.
Christians believe that St.werburgh has scared the loch ness monster to never come back.
i believe in that.But theres a little bit of time(lol) bettween that event.It may have survived.

Or it may be from prehistoric times.Theres was a dinosour that lokked exactly like it.I don’t remember it’s name but it might not be fake.

Saturday, January 12th, 2008 at 10:33 pm"  
kevin says:

As a teenager in Britain 40 years ago I saw this photograph with more image around the edges. It was a swimming pool with lots of feet standing around the pool with this thing in the water about the same size as the shoes. The famous image appeared to have been made by cropping out the feet and the edge of the swimming pool to appear as if it was in a lake.

I was told the image was of an otter which had taken up residence in a swimming pool and which was photographed in the act of diving by locals.

Note that anybody can confess to a hoax, and many people make a hobby out of it.

Saturday, January 19th, 2008 at 7:25 am"  
justen says:

I dont care what anyone says.. I know that its real.. I saw it myself.. I mea you have lots of people here sayiung all the extra stuff about what they think this thing looks like and going off what other people say you will never know the truth untill people get up get out asnd do something to find out.. What i saw and what these people are telling opther people are totaly differrant things..

Saturday, January 19th, 2008 at 10:01 pm"  
Carmen says:

i beleive in the loch ness monster as im from scotland so you shouldn’t have done that

Thursday, January 31st, 2008 at 12:00 pm"  
Robert Young says:

The Lockness Monster is,at the same time,male and female.It grows 3 meters from day to day!It dies and leaves an egg tom produce its baby!

Monday, February 4th, 2008 at 12:50 am"  
delly doll says:

Hi call me a sado but i think it is nice to beleive in something and i beleive there is something in lochness. It is such a beautiful place for those of you who have never been go and visit and see for yourself the wonders of lochness and maybe with any luck you will see what lies beneath the murcky water of LOCHNESS.

Tuesday, February 12th, 2008 at 7:08 pm"  
nana says:

i think thats the only pic that is a fake ! also pepol a long time ago say thay had seen it and pepol today say thay also seen it but think about it dont you think it could not had liven so long it must of had to repopulate(sory for the spelling)

Saturday, February 16th, 2008 at 4:38 am"  
Marie says:

I read that the picture above was proven to be a fake but I do believe that there’s something out there. It’s kinda scary and gives me a creepy feeling when I think about it.

Thursday, February 21st, 2008 at 12:23 am"  
jdonald says:

alot of you guys need help! itz a fake! READ!!! itz made from wood you idiots! the photo was taken right by the shallowest part of the water. the camera angle leaves you to believe that itz in the middle of the ocean. do your research.

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008 at 9:34 am"  
Amanda says:

This is not what you can trust. The picture is not good enough to be certain about what it is claimed to be. a creature in the lake!….. maybe it’s a presage that makes us pay attention to the most powerful and compassionate creator. you must rely on god and be sure that he keeps the faithfull in faith.

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008 at 5:37 pm"  
ernie says:

this is crazy, i meen doesnt this website read its history??? the guy who mad this quoted on his death bed it was a hoax!!! oits just a kids toy boat PLEASE

Friday, February 29th, 2008 at 11:07 pm"  
Elliott Georgiou says:

There was a show which was going on and they happend to pass by scotland and one of the animals died and threw it overboard and it happend to be a elaphant so it just swept into the loch ness

Sunday, March 9th, 2008 at 3:10 am"  
erick nxp says:

monster or no monster still a tourist destination for scotland

Monday, March 17th, 2008 at 10:43 pm"  
... says:

seriously…don’t you people watch the news? if they can find a creature that even the smartest scientists were lead to believe has been dead for centuries….I’m pretty sure Nessie could be real…I remember a few years ago there being some sort of report stating that Nessie was in fact as dinosaur…same as the fish that was recovered…maybe Nessie was down in a crevasse and decided to pop up and explore…until you bastards started trying to take pictures and catch her…I’d be pissed and hide too!

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008 at 4:50 am"  
me says:

If you read the top it say they admitted it was a fake…just a bit of wood

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008 at 2:12 pm"  
frank says:

the guy who created that was my great grampa

Sunday, April 6th, 2008 at 6:45 am"  
brop says:

It may be a myth and it may not I think that the Loch Ness is a real creature…..people will soon figure out that the Loch Ness is not a myth it is a beautiful creature that the Lord above has created and has sent down to show us that even a secret that has been hidden for so long still lives among us!!!!!!!!!

Sunday, April 6th, 2008 at 3:24 pm"  
ria says:

that pic is a fake…..BUT i believe the LN monster is very real……..there are certain things spiritual and magical no one want to believe in but i have had experience that can only be describes as black magic,………….so then how can i say this creature isnt real…people i have seen things that god alone can explain

Friday, April 11th, 2008 at 8:42 pm"  
marissa says:

Out of all the pictures i seen i beliven the lockness monster is probably still alive somewhere you may just find the truth about the lockness monster !

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008 at 10:56 pm"  

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