Landlocked Mermaid

Top Five Mythical Sea Beasts 1. Bloop The bloop. Photo: Wikipedia Ok, so this first one is not an actual beast, but for a time it was believed it could be. In 1997, NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) discovered an ultra-low frequency. It was powerful and mysterious. No one knew where it came from or what could have caused it. It could be a beast! It was a modern mystery, which I think is fab. It is brilliant that there is still so much we haven't discovered about our oceans. Having a little mystery and fantasy alive in the world is fun. This mystery may have been solved though. While the low frequency bloop may be consistent with a  marine creature, it is more likely to have been an icequake inside an iceberg. Still, it was interesting enough to include in my list. 4. Cetus The Cetus constellation. Photo: Wikipedia Cetus is a sea monster from Greek Mythology. The word "cetus" could mean big fish, shark or just general...

Plesiosaurus Photo from Wikipedia Kingdom: Animalia Class: Reptilia Conservation Status: Extinct (EX) (Unless you count Nessie.) Found: Worldwide, number of skeletons found in the UK Era: Jurassic Lived: 135 million years ago Diet: Piscivore/Carnivore Weight: 450kg (992lbs) Size: 3.5m (11ft) Habitat: Ocean The plesiosaurus is an icon marine dinosaur, as it is often how we depict the Loch Ness Monster. It has a long slender body, small head and wide flippers on its side. The term plesiosaur covers all dinosaurs with this combination of features, and they are closely related to pliosaurs (which is the dinosaur I was initially researching and getting confused about the spelling of, you can see how.) This dinosaur was discovered in 1823 by Mary Anning, a Victorian woman who collected fossils on British beaches. She is a fascinating woman who discovered a number of different dinosaur species and what a bezoar stone was. Fossilised poop if you are ...