Travel Channel: New DNA evidence could prove the existence of “Nessie”

Travel Channel is premiering a two-hour special on Sunday, Sept. 15 about the search for Nessie. This time, her existence may be confirmed through a new DNA test!

Travel Channel is leading the pack when it comes to infotainment television. The network is quickly becoming known for its diverse and compelling programming geared toward the paranormal. Let’s face it. They are the go-to for the unusual from UFOs to ghost hunting and the revival of the classic, Ripley’s Believe It or Not!

On Sept. 15, everyone will be tuning in to see if the mystery of the Loch Ness monster will be solved when the two-hour special, Loch Ness Monster: New Evidence premieres in the U.S. at 8 p.m. ET on Travel Channel and in the U.K. on Discovery Channel at 7 p.m. This is definitely going to be an exciting event because many have tried and failed to prove the elusive creature’s existence.

There has been photographic “evidence” over the years but most are hoaxes. Perhaps the most famous prank occurred according to the Travel Channel press release, in 1933 when a well-known big game hunter, Marmaduke Wetherell was contracted by the Daily Mail to locate Nessie’s whereabouts.

He claimed that she had been discovered and he had footprints to corroborate his findings. Upon examination by the Natural History Museum, it was concluded that he made the imprints with an ashtray that had a hippo’s leg as a base.

A view of the Loch Ness Monster, near Inverness, Scotland, April 19, 1934. The photograph, one of two pictures known as the ‘surgeon’s photographs,’ was allegedly taken by Colonel Robert Kenneth Wilson, though it was later exposed as a hoax by one of the participants, Chris Spurling, who, on his deathbed, revealed that the pictures were staged by himself, Marmaduke and Ian Wetherell, and Wilson. References to a monster in Loch Ness date back to St. Columba’s biography in 565 AD. More than 1,000 people claim to have seen ‘Nessie’ and the area is, consequently, a popular tourist attraction. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images) /

This time around is a different story and heavily based in scientific findings. Dr. Neil Gemmell of the University of Otago in New Zealand will be seeking to provide the viewing audience with DNA results. He will achieve this with his team by collecting water samples from the Scottish lake.

The samples will be filtered for DNA fragments. Gemmell will use these bits of code to determine if Nessie is in fact a known species such as a gigantic sturgeon or catfish. Or could she be a remnant from the days of dinosaurs left to flourish in the dark waters?

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Hopefully, we will find out this Sunday!

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