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Early mention of the Loch Ness monster in 1934....
Early mention of the Loch Ness monster in 1934....
Item # 721545
January 14, 1934
SECTION 4 only of the New York Times, Jan. 14, 1934
* Loch Ness Monster becoming World known
* Nessie mystery widens - seal ? - sea lion ?
Certainly one of the more notable monster or creature searches in recent times is the Loch Ness Monster. Debate continues as to its existence. Page 2 of this section has a one column heading: "SCOTTISH 'MONSTER' IS DECLARED A SEAL" with subhead. (see images)
Complete section 4 only with 8 pages, a little irregular along the spine, nice condition.
background: On January 13, 1934, reports from Scotland suggested that the mysterious creature seen in Loch Ness—widely believed to be the legendary “Loch Ness Monster”—might actually have been a seal. After months of sensational sightings and international headlines about a supposed prehistoric monster in the lake, several naturalists and local observers proposed a more mundane explanation. They noted that grey seals and occasionally sea lions could travel inland through rivers connected to the loch, and their movements or surfacing patterns might easily be mistaken for something larger and serpentine when viewed from a distance. This “seal theory” became one of the first scientific attempts to explain the phenomenon rationally, challenging the monster hysteria that had gripped Britain throughout 1933 and 1934.
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