The debate about the existence of the Loch Ness and other sea monster continues. Since tens of years ago, some Scotland residents believe the Loch Ness, which is similar plesiosaurs, living in the cold ocean depths.
In the scientific community, emerging science of cryptozoology, or search for hidden animals. Proponents of this science seeks to find living creatures whose existence has not been proven, like Loch Ness, the Himalayan snowmen or Yeti, and Big Foot.
Monday, July 18, 2011, a meeting of cryptozoology expert at the Zoological Society of London. A number of experts who became speaker believes that the sea monsters really exist.
According to Darren Naish, a paleontologist at the University of Portsmouth, we can not just conclude that all reported sea monster sightings as hoaxes or false. "At least, part of the report made by a trained naturalist," he said.
For example the findings in 1905 by zoologist Edmund MeadeWaldo and Michael Nicoll. Both found a "sea serpent" weird off the coast of Brazil. In August 1848, the crew of HMS Daedalus see sea creatures along the 60 feet in a voyage to Saint Helena in the South Atlantic. At that time, a biologist at London's claim was most likely an elephant seals or ancient canoe overturned.
Naish explained, large marine animals such as whales and sharks continue to be found in recent years. "It makes sense if we wait for the findings of a sea monster," he said. But this statement is refuted by Charles Paxton from the University of St Andrews. He became one of the committee meeting last Monday titled "Cryptozoology: Science or pseudoscience?"
If there are prehistoric animals living today, says Paxton, implying there is something wrong with our understanding of the fossil record. In 1995 found an animal with a length of 3.42 meters on the seabed. Apparently the discovery was a stingray. In the last 20 years, eight marine species are found.*** [DAILYMAIL | UWD | KORAN TEMPO 3594]
