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He’s a regular Sher-Loch Holmes.
After eluding scientists and monster hunters for centuries, the mystery of Loch Ness may have just been revealed — and all it took was an off-the-cuff remark made by His Royal Highness Prince William to a scientist.
During a visit to NatureMetrics, a research lab near London, the heir to the throne asked if the institution’s ability to extract environmental DNA, or eDNA, from water and other natural substances meant they’d been able to answer the nagging Nessie question, The Telegraph reported.
The Prince Of Wales analyzes pond water while visiting NatureMetrics, a DNA research company. News Licensing / MEGA
An iconic alleged photo of the Loch Ness Monster, near Inverness, Scotland, April 19, 1934. Getty Images
While observing a demonstration, he quipped, “does this mean you can find the Loch Ness Monster?”
Firm founder Dr. Kat Bruce then claimed that the so-called creature was more likely a “very big eel” — at least according to testing done on one of the world’s most infamous lakes.
The Prince of Wales talks with Dr. Kat Bruce, founder of NatureMetrics as they look at eDNA samples extracted around the world. PA Images/INSTARimages
Loch Ness is one of the world’s most famous lakes, thanks to the historic legend that has captivated generations. AFP via Getty Images
“People have tried [to find the monster],” the Loch-blocker lectured. “People came from New Zealand to try that and they took about 500 eDNA samples and no, they said they had found eels.”
She added, “All they needed to find was one unidentified piece of eDNA and they could have had a story.”
Dr. Bruce has reportedly been asked in the past to deploy NatureMetrics’ tech to locate all kinds of cryptozoological curiosities, including Sasquatch and its Himalayan cousin the Yeti, but to no avail.
An eel is not the only critter that monster hunters might be mistaking for the long-necked legend, apparently.
In the past, so-called sightings of the mythical modern-day plesiosaur have been blamed on everything from boat wakes to floating logs — but one expert is calling fowl play.
“Of course, there are long-necked creatures on Loch Ness — we call them swans,” said Adrian Shine, a Scottish Naturalist who has been tracking the creature for 50 years.
“Boat wakes are probably the number one cause of monster sightings, and waterbirds are the long-necked ones,” the self-proclaimed “sympathetic skeptic” explained.
“And in calm conditions, you can lose your ability to judge distance, and if you can’t judge distance, you can’t judge size.”
A few years back, one daring academic proposed that the mythical beast is actually a “whale’s penis” — only to retract the whopper of a theory after being ridiculed mercilessly.
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