Famous Legendary Lake Monsters From Around the World
by Legends of these lake monsters continue to arouse lots of peoples’ curiosity.
We have heard and read plenty of articles or even able to see photographs and videos of Yeti or the Abominable Snowman, a large, man-like animal reported as existing high in the Himalayas and Sasquatch or Bigfoot, reportedly lives in the US, particularly the Pacific Northwest. Let’s meet seven more monsters allegedly living on different lakes on the different parts of the world.
Mokele – Mbembe: Africa
This is an artist’s rendition of the Mokele-mbembe. It resembles a Styracosaurus, a kind of dinosaur.
Mokele-mbembe is believed to roam the countries of Congo, Gabon, Cameroon, and Zambia. It is believe that this monster lives on lakes and swamps. The meaning of its name is “one who stops the flow of rivers” in the Lingala language, is the name given to a large water dwelling cryptid found in the legends and folklore of the Congo River basin. According to some accounts, the first sighting of this monster was in 1776 and was last sighted Congo by Eugene Thomas in 1989 and last sighted in Cameroon in 2006. It is sometimes described as being a living creature and sometimes as being a spirit. It is analogous to the Loch Ness Monster in Western culture.
Some cryptozoologists believe that such a creature exists. This belief has originated from the reports of the Bantu tribesmen, pygmies and other natives living in the region. These people report sightings of long-necked, water-dwelling animals of gigantic sizes that occasionally kill people without provocation. Some scholars suppose that the creature might be a type of dinosaur that could have survived the mass extinction of the dinosaurs that is believed to have occurred about 65 million years ago. So far, scientists have failed to find a reliable evidence for the existence of a creature corresponding to the native legend.
Ogopogo Monster: Canada
This is a reconstruction of the Jim Reiger sighting.
Ogopogo is a lake monster reported to live in Okanagan Lake in British Columbia, Canada. According to local legend it was first sighted in 1860 in the said area. The first clear sighting, witnessed by a large group of people, occurred in 1926 at an Okanagan Mission Beach {fact}}. There were about thirty cars of people who all claimed to have witnessed the same event. It was also in this year that Bobby Carter, then editor of the Vancouver Sun, wrote, “Too many reputable people have seen the monster to ignore the seriousness of actual facts.”
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Post Commentmae
On September 19, 2008 at 12:10 pm
Wow! Legends are really interesting. This is a nice research, Nobert. We are always fascinated with the Loch Ness monster in Scotland.
Lauren Axelrod
On September 19, 2008 at 1:33 pm
I love these types of stories built on legend. Some part of me always wants to believe.
Nelson Doyle
On September 19, 2008 at 3:12 pm
Nobert, you never cease to amaze me with the interesting and educational subjects that you write about.
I am a huge cryptology fan. Bigfoot I have actually seen a few years ago, while on a whitewater rafting trip with my brother and friends. None of us reported the sighting, because we thought that folks would think that we had been smoking too much wacky weed, but the truth is, we saw what we saw and he/she was at least 7 1/2 feet tall and covered in medium brown hair. I think that I actually tried to paddle back up river against the current, because I was in a state of shock.
The Loch Ness monster I believe is also real and possibly a dinosaur of some sort. The Loch is somewhere around 300 to 600 feet deep in places and some researchers believe that there are underground river channels that lead back out to the ocean that the creature could be using to travel in-between water sources. That could also explain why Nessy isn’t seen more than they are now, because they have returned to the ocean for a time.
Great article and I will Stumble this as well as add it to some of the other marketing networks that I belong to.
God Bless,
Nelson Doyle
Josey
On September 19, 2008 at 4:41 pm
Very interesting. I hadn’t heard of many of these, but it’s amazing when so many people claim to see something like this.
nobert soloria bermosa
On September 19, 2008 at 5:12 pm
thank you very much mae,Lauren, Josey and especially to you Nelson i appreciate it very much. that was a fantastic experience, how i wish i could see one of them too. thanks again
Gerlaine
On September 19, 2008 at 5:45 pm
Is it just me or does Mokele, Issie, Nessie, Ogopogo and Champy all favor?
Very wonderful article Nobert.
Unofre Pili
On September 19, 2008 at 5:54 pm
Nice piece as usual. Some images are pictures, telling that these monsters really exist.
Juancav
On September 19, 2008 at 6:03 pm
Legend that satisfy the relentless curiosity of mankind.Congratulation.
PR Mace
On September 19, 2008 at 6:51 pm
I really enjoyed this article. You know all legends are based in fact. My daughter told me on a late night drive with her boyfriend in the woods in Virgina, they both saw something tall and furry running along beside their car. She said it ran upright like a person. It scared them both pretty bad. I believe there are thinks in this world that we are not suppose to understand, they just are there.
CHAN LEE PENG
On September 19, 2008 at 7:12 pm
Great post! Interesting to read!
eddiego65
On September 19, 2008 at 7:43 pm
Excellent article. I love reading legends and myths.
B Nelson
On September 19, 2008 at 10:18 pm
When I was a kid we often went on Holiday near Lake Okanagan – never did see Ogopogo, for as many times as we looked, that lake is fairly built up around now..
Nessie though still seems to me like it might be real.. and how cool it would be if it is!
Bozsi Rose
On September 20, 2008 at 2:35 am
This is really cool. Don’t most of these monsters look alike? Makes you wonder if there aren’t a lot aquatic species we’ve yet to discover…
Leo Reyes
On September 20, 2008 at 6:20 am
Great article.
Moses Ingram
On September 20, 2008 at 9:33 am
I love these stories. Thanks.
Anne Lyken-Garner
On September 20, 2008 at 1:05 pm
Good article, I think that they all look like Nessie.
Alexa Gates
On September 21, 2008 at 6:00 pm
I agree with Anne, they all look like Nessie! lol but the monsters kind of define our lives in a way. I mean, everyone knows about Nessie…it’s like a link i guess. They interesting legends though.
Melody Arcamo Lagrimas
On September 24, 2008 at 11:45 pm
Now I know there are legendary lake monsters other than Nessie.
. Thanks.
Patrick Bernauw
On September 26, 2008 at 11:11 am
I read the article, looked at the photo’s… and my first thought was: “They all look like Nessie!”… And then I read the comments… Anne and Alexa… You’re dam’n right! (And me too.) Fascinating! They really are all Nessie Lookalikes! There must be a reason for it… How come?…
Jordan
On October 30, 2008 at 1:29 pm
I am doing a PRISMS project on cryptids! YAY!
Erin Stimpson
On February 2, 2009 at 5:55 pm
This helped me on a project. And I liked to see that there are many different “MONSTERS” Of seas and lakes!!!! I still cannot get over that there is sooooo many “LAKE MONSTERS”
Andrew
On February 18, 2009 at 4:12 pm
I am only in 3rd grade but I am always trying to learn about this kind of stuff.
paking
On April 20, 2009 at 9:43 am
hi paking ko good enounght this thing ilike it very much yaha
Brew
On December 22, 2009 at 11:41 pm
I saw a dinosaur in a lake in BC, Canada. Its body was about the size of an elephant\’s, and it had a long neck. It was light gray and, surprisingly, its posture was similar to that of a swan. In fact, when I first saw it I thought to myself, \”Is that a giant swan?\” But I swiftly realised that it was not a swan. It\’s a shame I didn\’t have a camera on hand; now everyone I tell this to thinks I\’m either insane or a liar.