{"id":45482,"date":"2016-06-30T21:14:27","date_gmt":"2016-07-01T01:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planetsave.com\/?p=45482"},"modified":"2016-06-30T21:15:53","modified_gmt":"2016-07-01T01:15:53","slug":"carcass-loch-ness-monster-found-scotland-photos-facts-thoughts-approaching-extinction-many-marine-species","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetsave.com\/articles\/carcass-loch-ness-monster-found-scotland-photos-facts-thoughts-approaching-extinction-many-marine-species\/","title":{"rendered":"Carcass Of Loch Ness Monster “Found” In Scotland — Photos, Facts, & Thoughts On The Approaching Extinction Of Many Marine Species"},"content":{"rendered":"

The supposed carcass of the Loch Ness Monster has been found on the shores of the infamous Scottish loch, according to some recent reports. Found in this case refers of course to the recent appearance of a rather interesting new hoax — the photos are quite fetching aren’t they?<\/p>\n

While animals that fit the description of the famous Loch Ness Monster most certainly have existed at various points in time, in various parts of the world — and while I’m not of the mind that all “sightings” are hoaxes per se — the chances of finding a physical animal living in Loch Ness that fits the description are pretty much nil.<\/p>\n

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So, what are we left with? A hoax of some sort — though the motives behind hoaxes often vary quite a bit. In this case, I’d say that those behind it have had quite a bit of fun. I wonder what the exact motive was?<\/p>\n

The origin of the photos in question seem to have been a Facebook post (on June 29) by the “Help2Rehome Scotland” page. The caption accompanying the images being: “A dog walker out on the shores of Loch Ness has just stumbled across this. Has Nessy been found? Or someone playing a fascinating prank?”<\/p>\n

So a PR stunt seems like the most likely motive then one would assume. The police tape is a nice touch on that count I’d say.<\/p>\n

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