Crater Lake,USA

[ALPHA ROMEO UNIFORM]

Just reading this article on the below link and while listening to Author David Pauides spooky stuff and coinsides this week with Halloween has there ever been a scientific investigation of Crater Lake with use of mini subs and any other recording of so called type of Lochnest Creatures// Dragon?? sightings? Maybe update for paracast soon?

Creepy Crater Lake: Legends, Lost Gold, and a History of Mystery - Who Forted? Magazine

 

[pixelsmith]

Lochnest or Loch Ness?

 

[Psychedelic_Alchemist]

Just reading this article on the below link and while listening to Author David Pauides spooky stuff and coinsides this week with Halloween has there ever been a scientific investigation of Crater Lake with use of mini subs and any other recording of so called type of Lochnest Creatures// Dragon?? sightings? Maybe update for paracast soon?

Creepy Crater Lake: Legends, Lost Gold, and a History of Mystery - Who Forted? Magazine

Incidentally, what happened to the Who Forted blog? They don't seem to be uploading new content anymore.

 

[ALPHA ROMEO UNIFORM]

Don't know mate but it's strange stories from this location and wonder if Germany , Austria and Switzerland has similar cases in their lakes?

 

[Jimi H.]

Some freshwater monsters

 

[Han]

Don't know mate but it's strange stories from this location and wonder if Germany , Austria and Switzerland has similar cases in their lakes?

Yes they do:
Germans hunt turtle after attack on boy | The Paracast Community Forums

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Water sprites, Seamaids and lakemaids. | The Paracast Community Forums

Here are some translations from English into German:

(1) River monster = Fluss-Monster
(2) Lake monster = Seemonster
(3) Sea monster = Seeungeheuer

it is also interesting to note the etymology of the word "wells catfish" or "Wels" in German.
it is believed the origin of this word is from old dutch. The old Dutch word was meerval
when translated you get Lake (meer) Whale (Val) = lake whale.
There are many stories of small children and animals being eaten by such creatures.
I will do a follow up post with lots more info but I have to go out for a bit now.

best wishes

 

[Goggs Mackay]

I must look up a link to a photo of something that washed up on a beach that is literally a couple mins walk from me now, I can see the spot out my window now. Some large partially decomposed vertebrate washed up on the beach in Aberdeen at the mouth of the river Don, in an area called 'Bridge of Don' - which is where I grew up. Somehow this passed me by at the time even though it is exactly what I am interested in and it was on my doorstep! Which just goes to prove that unless you actively seek out knowledge, it can pass you by on your own patch of ground! Makes me wonder how much other stuff I have missed or that we all miss and of course the stuff that does not get any publicity at all?

Anyway this creature is featured in a couple of youtube vids that feature strange creatures. As far as I know the carcass was soon washed out to sea again and I am unaware of any postive identification. I believe the size of the creature was larger than say, a dolphin so I would think if it wasn't anything actually new and strange, it could have been some kind of whale? Once such a sea creature partially rots away whilst being very bloated, it's amazing just how much distortion of the original body shape can take place, leading to all sorts of wonderfully fantastic looking possible creatures. I shall post a pic if I find one...

Ok, as you can see I found it.....look at the length! To my untrained eye, the head I suppose could belong to a whale, it's just that the body seems quite long and thin? But of course the decomp could explain a lot. Either way, it certainly would be an amazing sight for the person walking their dog and stumbling across it!
(Note - just behind the grass hill to the right of the woman is where I live)

 

[Wade]

Slight derail here, but as of late some oarfish have been washing ashore here in California. Some people are taking it as signs of an impending BIG Earthquake. They look not unlike that beastie that you posted

Did California’s oarfish just predict an earthquake? - Salon.com

 

[ALPHA ROMEO UNIFORM]

Thanks Hans!! Good stuff Googs and Wade.

 

[Jimi H.]

I must look up a link to a photo of something that washed up on a beach that is literally a couple mins walk from me now,..

Wow, that's pretty big! If you were in Australia, I'd think it was a saltwater crocodile with the jaws missing, but I have no idea what that is, considering it's Scotland.

Have you heard any biologists comment on it?

 

[Han]

Wow, that's pretty big! If you were in Australia, I'd think it was a saltwater crocodile with the jaws missing, but I have no idea what that is, considering it's Scotland.

Have you heard any biologists comment on it?

I think it is most probably a Killer whale or "Orca" in a medium state of decomposition, I am not 100% that it is an Orca but I am convinced it is a Whale.
here is a picture of an Orca Skull for comparison:

((source))Orca's Blog: February 2010


and:

((source))Vancouver Aquarium


All 3 images combined:


Recent sighting of living Killer whales in Scottish waters:
"29-8-2013. 3 Large male Killer Whales + others seen off Tarbert Ness heading towards Balintor and further into the Inner Moray Firth. Killer Whales confirmed as the John Coe pod."

((source))Latest News - caithness-sea-watching.co.uk

 

[Goggs Mackay]

Excellent work Han. I'm sold.

 

[Goggs Mackay]

Wow, that's pretty big! If you were in Australia, I'd think it was a saltwater crocodile with the jaws missing, but I have no idea what that is, considering it's Scotland.

Have you heard any biologists comment on it?

I'd heard nothing until reading Harry's excellent post below. Stellar work from our friend HAN.

 

[Han]

One idea that has always fascinated me is to imagine what sailors in the "olden" days felt when they saw the larger whales, I personally would be terrified.
Especially if you consider that for example the ship Columbus Captained was about 18 meters long, and a Blue Whale can grow to 30 meters, which is another 12 meters or 40 feet longer!
Its also important to remember that the Santa Maria's top speed was about 8kts and a Blue Whale has been clocked at 20kts.
It is fortunate that they are gentle creatures (unless you are a krill).

 

[stonehart]

Very famous photo of a supposed sea monster .. turns out it was very likely a basking shark decomposing.

 

[Jimi H.]

Excellent work Han. I'm sold.

Yep, that definitly looks convincing.

 

[Burnt State]

but every year there is always a handful of natural monsters that wash up on shorelines in various states of decomposition. it's enough to start a whole new Jersey Devil folklore story all over again. i agree with Goggs - the real thrill is in stumbling across these things. anytime we humans get to see something entirely new we are blown away - just google image search sea slugs and you'll see what i mean. and we certainly love to see gargantuan sized things: giant ants, giant apes, giant tarantulas, giant bigfoot, lochness is a giant etc.