Prince William's visit to Nature Metrics sparked a discussion about using eDNA to identify the Loch Ness Monster. The response from the researchers suggests that the mystery creature may be nothing more than a very large eel.
The existence of Scotland's legendary Loch Ness Monster has been hotly debated for nearly a century. Affectionately referred to as Nessie , the large marine creature is said to inhabit the freshwater loch south of Inverness. Now the mystery may have finally been solved - by none other than Prince William . The Prince of Wales today visited Earthshot Prize finalist, Nature Metrics , at their Surrey HQ, where he was shown the Nature Intelligence Platform.
This tool is able to identify individual species from small samples of soil, sediment, water, or air. During a demonstration of the technology, the Prince of Wales asked one of the researchers the million-dollar question: 'Does this mean you could find the Loch Ness Monster?' Unfortunately, the researcher poured cold water on any hopes that the monster is real. 'It might just be a very big eel,' she said.The Prince of Wales today visited Earthshot Prize finalist, Nature Metrics, at their Surrey HQ. The company's Nature Intelligence Platform is able to identify individual species from small samples of soil, sediment, water, or air. During his visit, the Prince of Wales was shown Nature Metrics' eDNA Surveying Tool. 'All living things leave traces of their DNA in the environment (eDNA),' the company explains on its website. 'We use this to identify individual species from small samples of soil, sediment, water and air.' The demonstration sparked Prince William to ask the 'question that everyone is going to want to know' - does this mean we could find the Loch Ness Monster? In response, the researcher said: 'Do you know what, people have tried. 'People came from New Zealand to try that. They took about 500 eDNA samples in Loch Ness. 'They said they found eels, and it might just be a very big eel, but that felt like it was clutching at straws a bit! 'All they needed to find was one bit of unidentified reptile DNA and they could have had a story.' The researcher added that they've also been asked to try and find more mythical creatures like the Yeti and Bigfoot.The Loch Ness monster isn't the only mythical creature that Nature Metrics has been asked to help find. 'We've been asked to try and find the Yeti and Bigfoot - all sorts,' the researcher added. The revelation comes shortly after naturalist Adrian Shine said people spotting 'long-necked' creatures on Loch Ness were actually misidentifying waterbirds in calm conditions. Read More Scots are tricking tourists into thinking wild HAGGIS is real - with hilarious AI-generated images While mysterious humps or loops in the water were really just boat wakes, he said, which are the 'largest cause of monster sightings'. He added that the Nessie of popular imagination was simply the classic sea serpent depicted on old maps in a new inland setting. Mr Shine, a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and founder of the Loch Ness Project, says he is a 'sympathetic sceptic' when it comes to the monster. But he offered few comforts to those who believe Nessie is real. He said: 'Boat wakes are probably the number one cause of monsters sightings, and waterbirds are the long-necked ones.' 'Of course there are long-necked creatures on Loch Ness – we call them swans. 'And in calm conditions you can lose your ability to judge distance, and if you can't judge distance, you can't judge size.' What IS the Loch Ness Monster?Rumors of a strange creature living in the waters of Loch Ness have abounded over the decades, yet scant evidence has been found to back up these claims. One of the first sightings, believed to have fuelled modern Nessie fever, came in May 2, 1933. On this date the Inverness Courier carried a story about a local couple who claim to have seen 'an enormous animal rolling and plunging on the surface'. Another famous claimed sighting is a photograph taken in 1934 by Colonel Robert Kenneth Wilson. It was later exposed as a hoax by one of the participants, Chris Spurling, who, on his deathbed, revealed that the pictures were staged. Other sightings James Gray's picture from 2001 when he and friend Peter Levings were out fishing on the Loch, while namesake Hugh Gray's blurred photo of what appears to be a large sea creature was published in the Daily Express in 1933. Robert Kenneth Wilson, a London physician, captured arguably the most famous image of the Loch Ness Monster. The surgeon’s photograph was published in the Daily Mail on April 21, 1934 - however it was later proven to be a fake The first reported sighting of the monster is said to have been made in AD565 by the Irish missionary St Columba when he came across a giant beast in the River Ness
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