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The legends about the Loch Ness Monster

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   were first reported in 1933
   
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   stem from the times when water bulls and horses lived in the loch
   
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   are based on scientific evidence
   
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   originated hundreds of years ago
   
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   were passed on by Irish missionaries
   

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   We can infer that Loch Ness
   

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   is full of the descendants of large creatures
   
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   used to be connected to the sea
   
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   is very popular with photographers
   
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   usually has hazy weather
   
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   is deeper than most other lakes
   

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   According to the writer,
   

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   monsters have lived in Loch Ness for 60 million years
   
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   the water in Loch Ness is a very high temperature
   
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   nobody has actually seen the Loch Ness monster
   
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   the Loch Ness monster looks like a whale
   
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   the surroundings of Loch Ness are the ideal location for unusual happenings
   

87 THE PUFFER FISH
Ian Fleming's* evil globefish - also known as a puffer, blowfish, swellfish, or, in Japanese, fugu - is one of the most mysterious creatures of the sea. It is perhaps the world's most deadly fish, yet in Japan the honorable fugu is the perfect example of gourmet dining. With its lazy, almost feeble way of swimming, the puffer fish gives no hint of its deadly nature. Here is no shark knifing through the water, with gleaming jaws agape; but the poison hidden in the puffer's entrails makes it fearsome indeed. About 100 species of puffers in several closely related families can be found throughout the world. Their most obvious characteristic is their ability to change from a reasonable fish shape into a sphere two or three times larger. When frightened, excited, or annoyed, they gulp water, or even air, into a sac on the belly. It swells inside their tough, elastic skin, like an inner tube inside a tire, so as to discourage predators or intimidate rivals. When the fish feels safe, it squirts out the water or releases the air, deflating to its normal shape.
* Ian Fleming: author of the James Bond novels

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