Is this Iceland's Loch Ness monster? Giant 'serpent-like sea creature' caught on camera swimming in glacial river5.39.217.76% y6 {% O9 y, S, j1 W
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Footage becomes a monster hit on the internet as it goes viral
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5 z; ?: @( J) m3 _8 u# TBy KERRY MCQUEENEY
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There's something undoubtedly fishy about this footage of a 'serpent-like' sea creature gliding through the waters of an Icelandic river.
1 E" q+ U$ a" D4 {0 y6 M( s/ QThe video, captured last week by Hjörtur Kjerúlf, shows a mysterious creature swimming through the cold water of the glacial river Jökulsá í Fljótsdal, in east Iceland.
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6 I. l/ H& g; e8 C4 E' Z4 PAnd in just over a week, it has already become a monster hit on the internet.
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+ N% x8 o. U3 O0 m0 NMonster hit: Since it was captured on camera a little over a week ago, this footage of a 'serpent-like creature' has become an internet sensation
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1 z8 N8 t' t8 F$ p( H/ MTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Fishy footage: Some are claiming this grainy footage is proof of the existence of the legendary lake beast Lagarfljótsormurinn - Iceland's Worm Monster
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" J) W) V. z2 ]8 A8 N公仔箱論壇Some are claiming this grainy footage is proof of the existence of the legendary beast Lagarfljótsormurinn - Iceland's version of Scotland's Loch Ness Monster.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。8 F- O2 O4 i8 ?: h8 e/ L
! N5 \6 @% u5 }0 G0 t5.39.217.76The notorious 'snake-like' creature is said to live in the Lagarfljót lake, which is 25 miles long and 367 feet deep - and it has been the subject of many a supposed sighting since reports of it first emerged in 1345.
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2 G$ s, m3 p$ ?tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHowever, an expert on the legendary Lagarfljótsormurinn lake beast believes this footage is fake.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。% f' {6 A; y: d3 B7 S) k
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Loren Coleman, director of the International Cryptozoology Museum in Portland, Maine, has researched the Icelandic creature and wrote about it in his book Field Guide to Lake Monsters and Sea Serpents.公仔箱論壇1 ?/ c" k" x! v9 I- A5 f( s
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Coleman said he was concerned about the 'robotic' look of the creature featured in the video and believes it is an elaborate hoax.
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On his website Cryptomundo, he wrote: 'Frankly, this video shows something that looks like a constructed snake-like object, with rigid sections, being propelled through the water.
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'From the movement on the water’s surface, it would have to be something other than a mammal, like a giant worm, a reptile or a fish. 5.39.217.76% U: F8 V7 N7 D, y: m) A+ `
'The head appears to have been made to look like it belongs to a giant anaconda. The sections do not gracefully flow, but are sectionally moving from side-to-side. Mammals move up and down.公仔箱論壇$ H6 d/ b0 B1 A$ B$ V" p- m
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7 r' ]* x. Q. b# ^9 Z) Ptvb now,tvbnow,bttvbClose-up: The images appear to show a snake-like appearance - but critics say it is an elaborate hoax
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'It seems someone attempting this fakery, perhaps by using a robot with tarps, fish nets, or trash bags - a favorite for watery hoaxers - has decided to take the phrase 'sea serpent' and/or 'worm' too literally.'TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。! r9 q9 w/ E" m. v* g
5 j9 g) V9 H" C( W5 v/ N- @tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAccording to Coleman, the most recent sighting of a strange creature in Lake Lagarfljót was in 1998, when a teacher and their class of pupils said they saw something close to the shore.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。) N$ l& d7 N$ Z; F& x ?
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However, they did not describe it as having a 'worm-like' appearance.公仔箱論壇2 h# U- c+ ~% L- w9 E- d
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Another reason why Coleman believes the footage to be a hoax, is because of the creature's appearance. He said the phrase 'Icelandic Worm Monster' was coined in the 21st Century and comes from a misunderstanding and mistranslation of Lagarfljótsormurinn simply as Lagarfljót worm.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。7 F- W J; {: P) I3 B/ ~+ Z! V/ D$ z* _3 c
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This is instead of the more correct Lagarfljót Würm or Wurm - a phrase which harks back to dragon folklore.
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He added: 'The traditional sightings of this lake’s 'monster' - going back to 1345 - are not 'snake-like'... Instead, they describe Lagarfljótsormurinn as having a hump, a long neck, and whiskers, more like a long-necked Waterhorse than a giant snake.': ]& w8 q- @0 ]$ U" K$ u4 Z+ W
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He said because of the creature's misinterpreted adopted name, hoaxers may mistakenly create it in the shape of a snake which contradicts all other eye witness accounts. |
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