Scotland's Sea Monster | Drain the Oceans: Secrets of Loch Ness | National Geographic UK

Drain the Oceans explores one of the world's great mysteries - the identity of the Loch Ness Monster. Scotland's dramatic landscape is made up of some of the oldest rock layers in the world, and embedded in them are thousands of extraordinary dinosaur fossils. But the question today is: Do any sea monsters still exist in the Scottish islands?

Combining military-grade scanning technology and a sonar curtain drawn across its entire surface, the plug is pulled on Scotland's famous loch. As the waters drain away, much more than a monster is revealed.

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[adammclaughlin]

I've been to Loch Ness and it's no wonder people think they see monsters there. The scale is absolutely staggering, it's just so much bigger and more formidable than you're prepared for. Urquhart Castle which stands on its bank is dwarfed by the Loch. The water is so dark due to peat that you can see maybe a couple of inches down. I get shivers just remembering it. No way in hell I would get a boat on there, let alone dive into the murk.

[Nva]

Lol sometimes scientist forget there is 95% of the world that nobody has discovered there could be thousands or even millions of those and other animals

[azuritecrow]

Being Scottish I will always believe that Nessie is real.

[mrsharrington]

I watched this with my 5 year old cousin and when she saw the picture she was like "It's only Luca!"

[milaboudjakdji]

Btw realised that ppl created the souds of dinausors without even hearing it. Maybe they we're like "Mew"

[wheresmyparade]

It’s so annoying that all these Nat Geo videos aren’t either the entire episode or have any follow up videos! Always cut on a hanger without any conclusion

[kilroy]

It looks like a tiny thing sticking out of the water. The waves are so big and rounded around it, the object can't be much bigger than 2 feet across.

[guntherthequizmaster]

The Loch Ness Monster supposed to be a sea serpent that people claim to see every so often.
Yet nobody has ever taken a photograph of it.
And I, for one, just plain believe in sea monsters.

[Shirokuma]

Imagine if the photos just man pretending using their hand..😅😅

[swaruparanipatnaik]

Some mysteries need to be remained unsolved

[php]

In Lake Okanogan, British Columbia, Canada, there is a similar serpent like monster legend called Ogopogo by the Haida Natives. If you visit Penticton or Kelowna you will often see all kinds of useless souvenir trinkets sold associated with this creature.

[jerryzhao]

This is very interesting. I wonder what if its really real? That would be interesting to me. And also scary. Anybody agree?

[shutup]

giant eel is now almost certainly the logical explanation, a giant eel can grow upto almost 10 feet

[gogetassgss]

Maybe loch ness monster is just a dinosaur

[donkeykong]

how much of a shock it would if loch ness had two lake beasts

[kelvinh]

No mention that the Surgeon's photo was a hoax? He confessed on his death bed. Or is that an inconvenient fact?

[ashlynayala]

I had to search this up for my homework in avhoool

[ChuckleHoneybear]

I went on a boat in Loch Ness yesterday and it's just a ... lake. Lol.

[kprod.]

One thing y’all are forgetting is the facts that the bodies of water no matter if it’s a lake ocean loch or river etc.. it’s never gonna be the same depth all the way there is little trenches in there that could pretty much hide a big enough sea creature like Nessie

[sajidaali]

omg
we saw this creature in khanpur dam (pakistan)
but strange thing is that it was only 7 to 8 feet long but this one is most bigger one that
im pretty sure that it is really looks like this one may b its cousin
like cat and cheetah
and creature from the khanour dam and this creature