tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358999656752738469.post9195581249682323729..comments2024-03-20T18:13:07.791-07:00Comments on LOCH NESS MONSTER: A Scottish Sea Serpent from 1635Glasgow Boyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03597014995112568086noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358999656752738469.post-31639552398590857052017-12-06T05:45:19.242-08:002017-12-06T05:45:19.242-08:00The sighting was under a bridge and clearly you do...The sighting was under a bridge and clearly you don't know your Aberdeen-geography. The only bridge over the Don that would be close enough to both Old and New Aberdeen (The town's people of both Aberdeens, came out in great multitudes) was the Brig O'Balgownie which still stands today. This bridge is about 800 yards from the Donmouth Estuary where seals would have been regularly seen sunning themselves (as they can today). In addition, many of the community around Brig O'Balgownie and nearby would be involved with inshore and coastal fishing so all in all, they would absolutely know what a seal looks like! Something like a Walrus or Manatee would be a different story but seals would be seen daily if you cared to get within a 100 yards of the sea and 100% of Aberdeen then would have lived and worked within 1 mile of the sea.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12676819333576543025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358999656752738469.post-9190048904314404482017-12-02T05:27:36.152-08:002017-12-02T05:27:36.152-08:00Anybody would recognise a seal. Anybody would recognise a seal. GEZZAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093032226034742612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358999656752738469.post-61002820015719493502017-12-01T17:08:55.985-08:002017-12-01T17:08:55.985-08:00'Short legged with a short tail'? Observed...'Short legged with a short tail'? Observed for two days without anyone recognising it as a seal? No chance. This was no seal, inconvenient as that might be to the sceptics.Will Soutarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02005247829328136516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358999656752738469.post-40638322626479092572017-12-01T05:41:53.671-08:002017-12-01T05:41:53.671-08:00Agreed. It's far too easy in some sceptics'...Agreed. It's far too easy in some sceptics' minds to casually sweep away reports by stating it was a known animal. There should be a little more depth of thought put into play IMHO.Will Soutarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02005247829328136516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358999656752738469.post-35287617387847476082017-12-01T03:04:00.343-08:002017-12-01T03:04:00.343-08:00If you were close enough to a seal to see its teat...If you were close enough to a seal to see its teats you couldn't possibly think that it had human-like hands and arms.David Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13590531184544289491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358999656752738469.post-8240312105335640332017-12-01T03:01:32.932-08:002017-12-01T03:01:32.932-08:00If only it were so easy. Definitely not a seal thi...If only it were so easy. Definitely not a seal this one.Will Soutarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02005247829328136516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358999656752738469.post-23193338635636435732017-11-30T19:52:59.127-08:002017-11-30T19:52:59.127-08:00"Paps" are teats, or breasts, John. This..."Paps" are teats, or breasts, John. This is obviously a seal. Remember, this is in a river, not on "the east coast of Scotland". In the 1600s one did not go far beyond one's village, and certainly not to the shore for Holiday. If you lived on a river, miles from the ocean, you would probably never see a seal. But if one swam up a river from the coast, how would it be described? Seals have arm-like front flippers, they have whiskers like a dog, they bellow/vocalise, they would even engage in the behavior described. Case solved; good night boys and girls...hopkarmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04721458738337150295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358999656752738469.post-68618960651785055272017-11-29T11:19:07.349-08:002017-11-29T11:19:07.349-08:00Seals' heads are not too dissimilar from those...Seals' heads are not too dissimilar from those of dogs. Ok now you're talking about "highly unlikely", which is exactly how anyone would describe a duck billed platypus, yet they actually exist. People didn't believe they were real at first mention.<br /><br />I think you're limiting your mind to what you think SHOULD exist, rather than considering whether there's a niche in the ocean that might just benefit from humanlike hands.<br />Will Soutarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02005247829328136516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358999656752738469.post-39337050248115395352017-11-29T10:04:05.246-08:002017-11-29T10:04:05.246-08:00I should not have emphasized the dog's head. W...I should not have emphasized the dog's head. What I feel highly unlikely is that an aquatic mammal would evolve a human-shaped hand and arm, which are clearly less than optimal for swimming.David Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13590531184544289491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358999656752738469.post-28714490892230993832017-11-29T05:19:01.133-08:002017-11-29T05:19:01.133-08:00I would say you're wrong. Are you familiar wit...I would say you're wrong. Are you familiar with the universality of the pentadactyl limb? http://www.encyclopedia.com/science/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/pentadactyl-limb<br />Take a look and consider all the options for evolution, including divergent evolution. If you think it's impossible for a non-primate to develop primate-type hands, you're not researching well enough, David.Will Soutarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02005247829328136516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358999656752738469.post-40481744950577793652017-11-29T05:05:34.757-08:002017-11-29T05:05:34.757-08:00As weve seen before, old stories get mixed up, and...As weve seen before, old stories get mixed up, and this is an old story. Nice find again Roland.GEZZAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093032226034742612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358999656752738469.post-52441323069888930522017-11-29T03:55:13.871-08:002017-11-29T03:55:13.871-08:00I would say it cannot be any animal, known or unkn...I would say it cannot be any animal, known or unknown. A dog's head and human hands just don't go together. There has to be some misreporting or embroidery in the mix.David Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13590531184544289491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-358999656752738469.post-62089391463497834072017-11-28T23:17:33.469-08:002017-11-28T23:17:33.469-08:00From the description it cannot have been any known...From the description it cannot have been any known animal. There's no doubt in my mind that this was one of the many undiscovered animal species which our vast oceans harbour to this day. Fascinating account, thank you Roland.Will Soutarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02005247829328136516noreply@blogger.com