We Stand Corrected
A few days ago, we thought we had discovered the ultimate in Chinese counterfeit goods. No, not designer watch knock-offs or pirated copies of Spiderman 3. It doesn't get any better - or worse, as the case may be - than fake water. At least that's what we thought until today. They topped it, they really did.
They have a counterfeit Nessie. As in Loch Ness monster.
The Loch Ness monster has been the stuff of Scottish legend for centuries - and now China has its own version of the much-hunted Nessie.
A rare video, filmed by a tourist in remote Western China, has captured what appears to be several huge creatures swimming across Lake Kanasi.
State-run television station Chinese Central Television described the footage as the clearest yet seen of a legendary beast rumoured to live in the depths of the lake.
Two years ago, two 10 metre-long black creatures were spotted on the surface of the lake, swimming from the shore to the centre - but this is the first sighting since that time.
Chinese Central Television did not attempt to identify the animals seen in the video, simply saying: “This time a large number of unidentified creatures emerged, bringing more mystery to Lake Kanasi.”
Yuan Guoying of the Xinjiang Institute of Environmental Protection, has been on the trail of the unknown creatures since 1980 and experienced his first sighting in 1985.
He said: “They looked like reddish-brown tadpoles because I could only see their heads on the surface. They opened their mouths to breathe and their length was about 10 to 15 metres.”
Oh, and there is video.
As is usually the case with these kinds of things, there is no reference point to gain perspective. They could literally be tadpoles for all we know. But we think the folks who live around Loch Ness should sue for copyright infringement or something. Incidentally, scientists in the 1980s dismissed the creatures as giant members of the salmon family. Note to Sylvia: You'll need a bigger pan.
Animals, World news | Gaius Thursday, 19 July , 2007
By Sylvia, Thursday, 19 July , 2007 @ 12:06 pm
Actually, we can use the cousins’ giant pit barbecues up in Cazadero. They grill the best wild hog and will happily get out their chainsaws to help fillet… We can swim in the crick after to clean up.