# Most reports are of one kind of real, unidentified animal.

> Disputed: Most reports are of one kind of real, unidentified animal.

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# Most reports are of one kind of real, unidentified animal.

Most reports are of one kind of real, unidentified animal.

**Disputed** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Disputed** None pieces of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Independent reports converge on size, shape and behaviour.
- Sightings correlate with sonar contacts in time and place.

## What would rule it out

- No convergence in reported features beyond what chance and suggestion produce.

## Evidence none for · 1 against

[Reports describe very different animals: pink to black, furry to scaly, with humps, manes or horns.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/loch-ness/evidence/EVD0CRFXFPJ67M2/reports-describe-very-different-animals-pink-to-black-furry)

Supported

AGAINST

## The questions it answers

[What accounts for the sighting reports?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/loch-ness/questions/QST0CRFXAAP6RKH/what-accounts-for-the-sighting-reports)

Most likelyA mixture of misidentified boats, wakes, debris, birds and other animals, optical and wind effects, and…

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Most reports are of one kind of real, unidentified animal. [Answer ANS0CRFXFER2NWF]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CRFXFER2NWF
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