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 Mysterious Monster

At different times, thousands of people say that they have seen a large animal in the famous lake called Loch Ness in Scotland. For many centuries, people have tried to catch it. People who live there always talk about the mysterious animal in the lake, and many of them believe that it is still there today.

In 1933, John McGregor, a local businessman, saw that the lake began to bubble, and a huge animal with two humps came out of it.

After that, scientists examined the lake with underwater equipment and tried to find out what kind of animal lived there. Of course, they haven’t found it yet, because the lake is so deep and so dark.

Tourists from all over the world have visited Loch Ness, they hope to see the monster. They have even given it a nickname “Nessie”. Many people even show photos of the monster, but they are usually photos of the pictures of the monster. Scientists suppose that the Loch Ness monster is a dinosaur, which has survived since the Ice Age.

Here is a description of the monster:

Length: About 50 metres.

Body: With two humps.

Half horse, half snake and quite small.

Long and thin, like a giraffe.

Yellow-brown.

People think that it eats sheep on land and underwater plants.

Shy, doesn’t want to be seen.

Lives in the deepest and coldest parts of the lake about 1 km from the surface.

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For many centuries, people have tried to catch the Loch Ness monster.

No one believes that the Loch Ness monster is still in the lake today.

In 1956, John McGregor, a local businessman, saw that the lake began to bubble.

The lake is very deep.

Many people show photos of the monster.