EPISODE 156 | The Shape of Water: Loch Ness and Other Lake Monsters

People have been talking about a supposed water creature in the Scottish Highlands for at least 93 years, possible much longer. Everyone has heard of the Loch Ness Monster, and Nessie is one of the OGs of the cryptid world. But there are plenty of other, similar reports from around the world as well, like Ogopogo, Manipogo, Cressie, Kushii, Nahuelito and even one named Larry.

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SECTIONS

1. 01:21 - Down to the Waterline - First sightings of Nessie; photos, corpses, hoaxes and jokes
2. 16:19 - Creature from the Black Lagoon - The Wels catfish, Loch Ness is weird, serious expeditions, Nessiteras rhombopteryx, Operation Deepscan, a DNA survey of the loch, eels, Norag, Muc-sheilche, kelpie, Life of St. Columba, Fredrick William Holiday and The Great Orm of Loch Ness (and more)
3. 32:10 - Lake of Fire - Sea serpents, Hydrarchos, Canada's Ogopogo
4. 40:20 - Down by the Water - Igopogo (or Bessie), Manipogo, Winnepogo, Memphré, Champ, Mussie, Cressie, Chessie, the Turtle Lake Monster, the Seelkee
5. 48:05 - Song of the Lake - Mokele-mbembe, the Great Zimbabwe Theory
6. 51:08 - Don't Drink the Water - Lukwata, Nsanga, Nyami Nyami, Irizma, Kusshii, the Lake Tianchi Monster, Phaya Naga, Seri Gumum, the Bunyip, the Muldjewangk, the Hawkesbury River Monster, the Maningrida Monster (Mannie), the Taniwha, the Tsmok, Anguila Peluda, the Lariosauro (Larry), the Lagarfljót Worm, the Gryttie, the Zegrze Reservoir Monster, Teggie, the the Devil Whale of Lake Tota, Nahuelito, people naturally attach to stories

• Music by Fanette Ronjat

More Info

• Episode 99 | A Bridge Too Far: The Mothman Visits Point Pleasant
• Episode 132 | Keel Hauled: UAP Update
• Loch Ness monster on Britannica
• The Loch Ness Monster Turns 83: The Story of The Surgeon’s Photograph
• The Beast of Loch Ness pages on Nova Online
• Loch Ness Monster on Non-alien Creatures Wiki
• Lake Monsters on Cryptid Wiki
• The Lake Monsters of America on Atlas Obscura (with map)
• Lake Monsters on A Book of Creatures

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