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Hey believed to be a strange animal seen off the west coast, Inverness-shire, have published in the Zoologist,…

Date of account: Published 1886
Source: Mythical Monsters
Reference: Mythical Monsters · selected passage 151
Rights: public_domain
Language: English
Record updated: 2026-08-24

Record summary

hey believed to be a strange animal seen off the west coast, Inverness-shire, have published in the Zoologist, a monthly journal of natural history, a careful description of the creature which they saw, and which seems to resemble the engravings of what is called the Norwegian sea-serpent

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hey believed to be a strange animal seen off the west coast, Inverness-shire, have published in the _Zoologist_, a monthly journal of natural history, a careful description of the creature which they saw, and which seems to resemble the engravings of what is called the Norwegian sea-serpent. We subjoin the magazine article entire. There is such a dread of ridicule in appearing publicly in company with this mysterious and disreputable monster, that we must commend the boldness of the two clergymen in putting their names to the narrative; especially as we observe that other observers have not been so courageous, and that they have been obliged to give some of their information anonymously.

Historical context

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This is a historical compilation of unusual-animal reports and argument. Witness testimony, repetition between publications and the author's zoological assumptions all affect independence and reliability.

Modern context

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Lattice compares morphology, behaviour and setting while keeping misidentification, folklore, exaggeration, error and known animals available as alternatives.

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