Of all the unexplained mysteries that have baffled humanity for decades on end, perhaps one of best known puzzles is that of the Loch Ness Monster.
But a new theory from the world's leading Nessie expert suggests that the sea creature in question may not be all that curious after all. Steve Feltham — who has spent the better part of the last 25 years searching for the monster — posits that the fabled prehistoric creature may be a wels catfish, a monstrous oversized fish that can grow up to 13 feet in length and became native to the area around the time the first Nessie sightings were reported.
So adamant have reported sightings been that BBC funded an exploration of the famed Scottish loch back in 2003. Theories suggested that it may have been a plesiosaur, but their exhaustive sonar and satellite exploration turned up nothing.
Despite his new catfish revelation, Feltham fully intends to keep pursuing the creature until he has a definitive answer to the ongoing mystery. "Looking at all the evidence, talking to all the eyewitnesses, the most likely solution is a thing called the Wels catfish," he tells Sky News. "I'm not saying the mystery's solved. I'm still looking for a better explanation than that."
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