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Answer · Loch Ness

No large unknown animal lives in the loch; occasional large visitors (seals) and known species account for…

No large unknown animal lives in the loch; occasional large visitors (seals) and known species account for the physical record.

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Where it stands

Most likelyIts tests supported it: three pieces of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

What it predicts

  • eDNA contains no sequences from an unknown large vertebrate.
  • Fish biomass is too small to sustain a population of large predators.
  • Sonar contacts are rare, transient and explicable by known animals or artefacts.

What would rule it out

  • DNA, tissue or a specimen from an unknown large vertebrate in the loch.

Evidence 3 for · 1 against

The questions it answers

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Mysteries Department. (2026). No large unknown animal lives in the loch; occasional large visitors (seals) and known species account for… [Answer ANS0CRFXB2452YA]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CRFXB2452YA
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