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- [Tony] Over 70% of
the Earth's surface

is covered by water, yet so
much of it remains uncharted.

What if the greatest
mysteries of the deep

are still waiting
to be discovered?

- [Onlooker] What
the [bleep] is that?

Go, go, I don't
know what that is.

- [Tony] From the
darkest trenches

to the vast open waters,

what is lurking
beneath the surface?

- [Onlooker] Yeah, it's
really pushing forward now.

- Now watch, its
head's gonna pop out.

- [Tony] Is a mysterious
underwater forest

stranding deep sea
fish in California?

- Some UFO theorists talk
about Sycamore Knoll,

that it might represent

some type of
underwater alien base.

- [Tony] Are dinosaurs still
present in the ocean's abyss?

- Perhaps we're looking
at a prehistoric creature,

specifically a Mosasaur.

- [Tony] And what's that

disturbing the
waters of Loch Ness?

Has the fabled monster
been caught on camera?

- Some researchers have called
this the most significant

Loch Ness footage in
the last 20 years.

- [Tony] On this special episode
of the "Proof is Out There,

Unexplained Edition,"

our team of top experts
investigates evidence

of mysterious
underwater creatures.

- [Onlooker] What
on earth is that?

- These remains

aren't like anything
I've really seen before.

- [Tony] Then, we'll
pass a verdict.

- We were able to confirm the
authenticity of this video

and it is genuine.

- The Proof starts now.

[upbeat music]

Good evening and welcome to,
"The Proof is out There."

We know the ocean is as
mysterious as it is deep,

but what we don't know

is why there's been a
spate of odd creatures

from the depths washing up in
the same area in California.

See if you can figure it out.

It's 2021 in scenic
Crystal Cove, California,

a seaside nature preserve
in Orange County.

While out for a refreshing
surfside stroll,

one beachcomber comes
across a carcass

that looks like something
imagined by Jules Verne.

The photo shows a
bizarre, huge round fish

with a gaping tooth
mouth and an odd

joystick like appendage
protruding from its body.

It seems to lack eyes and fins
and its near black coloring

only adds to its disturbing
phantasmagoric appearance.

And this incident was not
a fluke, pun intended.

- [Onlooker] Yeah, it's a
barracuda, it's a barracuda.

- [Tony] No, a barracuda
looks like this.

What we see here is another

bizarre, out of
place sea creature

that washed up in recent months.

A few miles up the coast,

a strange fish flailing
about on the beach.

Are these creatures natural?

And if they are,

what accounts for their
appearance on these shores?

- Some UFO theorists talk
about Sycamore Knoll,

a strange anomalous
structure about 2000 feet

under the water off the
coast of California.

UFO enthusiasts have speculated

that it might represent some
type of underwater alien base.

- [Tony] The Sycamore
Knoll is three miles wide

and 2000 feet
beneath the surface.

That alien base theory
stems from its oval shape

and perfectly flat surface.

One theory is that the Sycamore
Knoll is emitting signals

that are driving deep
sea fish to the surface.

Another theory is that we are.

- Another possibility
is that the US military,

and other military
forces around the world

deploy new types of sonar and
underwater experimentation

driving these strange looking
creatures to the surface.

- Another note,

22 miles off the coast
of Southern California

lies Catalina Island, a place
where some of our own experts

have recently been documenting

anomalous activity in the skies.

In other words, this
area is a noted hotbed

for unexplained phenomenon.

So what are these
strange creatures

and why are they washing up
on shore with such frequency?

Let's hear from the experts.

- This is a football fish which
is related to angler fish.

Football fish have this large
lure on top of their head

to bring in prey to eat,

but this is not an animal

that we would expect to
see washed up on a beach

because it is a very
deep sea animal.

- [Tony] She also identifies
the long, skinny fish

from the video, which is very
unusual to find on dry land.

- This is the lancet fish

and they're typically
very deep dwelling.

A lot of benthic or abyssal
fish are built like this

where they have
really striking fins

that help them stay
upright in the water

and they have these
long, sinuous bodies

because they live under
a lot of pressure.

- [Tony] By abyssal, she
means the zone of the ocean

roughly 10,000 to 20,000
feet below the surface

where no light reaches,

resulting in perpetual darkness

and an absence of oxygen
producing plant life.

But the mystery remains,

why are these deep sea creatures

turning up on the
beaches of California?

Steingass considers the
Sycamore Knoll theory,

but she says it's
not an alien base,

it's a natural geological
formation called a sea mount.

- This is probably just
a normal ocean feature

and sea mounts like this

are actually really
important for ocean life.

- [Tony] But what could
cause the creatures

congregating around the
Sycamore Knoll to wash ashore?

Steingass moves on to the
top secret experiment theory.

- Military testing is
definitely an explanation

of why we might
find deep sea fish

abnormally washed up on shore.

Sonar testing is
incredibly powerful,

being hit with that high
impact of sound and pressure

can be very injurious or even
deadly for marine animals.

- [Tony] Steingass also
suggests a natural cause,

underwater seismic activity.

- Many of the
earth's fault lines

are actually off the
coast of our continents,

so there could be earthquakes

and that's why we have
tsunamis for example.

There's a lot of
volcanic activity

under the ocean as well,

and it's not unfeasible

that this would cause
animals to wash up on shore.

- [Tony] But at
the end of the day,

she thinks the
real culprit is us,

specifically the global
fishing industry.

- Within the last decade,

there's been an uptick
of species washing up

that are traditionally
deep water species.

The reason for this
may have to do with

when humans are out fishing,

we catch a whole variety of
species in those fishing nets

and the animals that aren't
marketable are discarded

and eventually they
float to shore.

- Our verdict?

We're looking at a football
fish and a lancet fish,

both deep water creatures.

As to why they washed up,
that remains a mystery.

I'm drawn to the fishing theory,

but you can pick your favorite.

[dramatic music]

People have always
been surprised

by stories of creatures

with human-like traits.

A dog singing or squirrel
surfing will break the internet,

but can some animals
with special powers

adopt human features
intentionally?

November 7th, 2019, Miao
Village In Kunming, China,

a visitor is wandering
through a park near Kuwei Lake

when she takes this video.

[onlookers speak
foreign language]

The footage shows a fish, but
there's something more here.

There are two dark dots
that look like human eyes,

two vertical lines which
resemble the sides of a nose

and one horizontal one

underneath where a man's
mouth would be, it's uncanny.

Take another look as we zoom in.

- What I'm seeing is
obviously a large fish,

but as it swims
closer to the camera,

it appears to have
a human-like face

where you can actually make out

what appear to be eyes,
a pronounced nose,

this is really creepy
and disturbing.

- [Tony] Field
researcher Ken Gerhard

speaks of this fish's
resemblance to a local legend.

- Dragon's Gate represents

one of the most famous
Chinese legends.

The story describes a carp
in the China's Yangtze River,

which began to swim upstream,
slowly mutating as it went.

And when this carp
finally reached

the head of the Yangtze
River, the Gods rewarded it

by transforming it
into a golden dragon.

In modern depictions
of Chinese dragons,

we often see these large scales,

which is almost a tribute
to this carp fish.

Perhaps this carp or this koi
type of fish is in the process

of transforming into one
of these golden dragons.

- [Tony] Gerhard explores
another possibility

that this creature

could be the result of
covert government activity.

- There have been many theories

that China have been
conducting experimentation

with marine animals.

You have examples of porpoises

and seals that have been
trained for military use.

Perhaps they are somehow

trying to manipulate
the genetic makeup

of different of aquatic animals.

- Is this ringing any bells?

It certainly reminded
our team of something,

the human faced shark we
previously investigated.

We decided that
was a birth defect

caused by pollution
in the ocean.

So what exactly is going
on in the waters of China?

We'll turn it over to
our experts to decide.

Biologist Dr. Floyd
Hayes mulls the theory

that the Chinese government

might be trying to mutate
fish with other species.

There have been cases
of fish undergoing

gene editing techniques

that resulted in the
development of limbs with bones,

joints, and musculature.

But Hayes says the
morphology of this fish,

particularly the dorsal spines
and the large thick scales,

are in line with what we'd
expect from a normal carp.

- Hadn't seen any evidence
that it has been mutated

with any kind of other animals

such as a reptile or a mammal.

- Next, Dr. Shea Steingass

weighs in on how the
fish got this way.

She compares the
phenomenon in this video

to our previous case
involving that bizarre shark.

- The human faced shark

had really severe
developmental defects.

What I see here doesn't seem
to have any structural issues.

Because fish hatch from eggs,

it really is survival
of the fittest.

And for an animal
to get this size,

it would have to
be very healthy.

And what we see here are
really distinct markings,

but I don't see
anything biologically

wrong with this fish.

What we see appears to be
a really healthy live carp.

- [Tony] The key here is
that the carp is known

as the plastic species,
with a marked tendency

to produce varieties and races

in response to
selective breeding

and environmental influences.

Steingass says those
markings are no coincidence.

- There have been
other cases of carp

that looked like a human face.

Having markings is a
really common technique

that we call mimicry.

- [Tony] And why would a
fish wanna look like a human?

It's all about survival
of the fittest.

- Having marks
that look like eyes

is a really disconcerting
thing for a predator

because in that split
second where the predator

has to decide if it's going to
go after a prey item or not,

having something that causes
a little bit of uncertainty

is advantageous.

- Our verdict?

Adaptive marking patterns.

Yes, this species of carp

has developed these
strange features over time

to help it survive
in its environment.

And this specimen

just happens to be
exceptionally well-adapted.

- As elusive as the
Loch Ness monster,

but maybe not as famous,
is a legendary sea serpent

said to inhabit the waters
of the Pacific Northwest.

Today, there has been
no actual hard evidence

that this sea monster exists,

but that might
have just changed.

2009, Nushagak Bay, Alaska,

salmon fisherman, Kelly Nash
is on a boat with his sons

Jason and Kyle, when suddenly,

they spot unusual movement
in the water next to them

and start recording this video.

The shaky black
and white footage

shows what appears to be a
long, dark serpentine creature

with humps on its back moving
rapidly through the water.

- [Kelly] Now watch,
his head's gonna pop up.

Check this out.

- [Onlooker] Blue.

- [Tony] Let's
look at that again.

Kelly estimates the
massive creature

to be about 20 to 30 feet long.

While this footage
is curiously unique,

it may actually be showing us

a clearer view of a
legendary creature,

a cryptid as they're known

that's been widely
reported before.

- Cadborosaurus or Caddy is
a mysterious sea creature

that's been reported off the
coast of Pacific North America.

The name is associated

with the location where
it's most been seen,

which is Cadboro Bay,
British Columbia.

Cadborosaurus is
generally described

as an immense serpentine animal,

anywhere from 60 to a
hundred feet in length,

with a horse like head,
sharp, fish like teeth,

giant forward facing eyes.

- [Tony] There have been
more than 300 sightings

of Caddy over the
past 200 years,

including one case in the 1930s

that may have produced

actual physical evidence
of the creature.

- During the summer of 1937

off the coast of
British Columbia,

there was a strange animal

that was found in the
stomach of a sperm whale.

This animal popped out that
was snake-like in form,

had a horse like head, two
flippers and a fluke tail.

The man in charge
actually had these workers

take some photographs of it.

Subsequently, this became known
as the Naden Harbor Carcass.

In my opinion, this
is the same animal

that we see in this video.

But there are other
theories as well

that perhaps we could be looking

at a primitive type
of snake-like whale

known as a basilosaur.

- [Tony] The basilosaur
or Basilosaurus,

was a fearsome predatory whale

which swam the oceans
nearly 40 million years ago.

And while scientists
first described this

as a giant reptile,
further research

determined it to
be a marine mammal,

one that could grow up
to 65 feet in length.

Could this be the same creature?

- There have been hundreds

if not thousands of
eyewitness accounts.

So I think that we could
build a pretty strong case

that this animal
really does exist.

- Right after this
video was revealed,

two Cadborosaurus researchers

went to visit the Nash
family who shot this footage.

They claim the creature
fully lifted its head

out of the water and even
turned to face their camcorder.

But of course, that
piece of evidence

isn't on this recording.

Let's see what our
experts have to say

about the evidence that remains.

We first wanted to check the
authenticity of this tape.

- This video has indications
that it was enhanced,

it has processing
done to enlarge it

as well as stabilize it.

There's too many
unknown variables here

to actually arrive at some
sort of accurate conclusion

because the video
has been enhanced.

- So there's already a red flag.

But to be fair,

we spoke with marine
biologist, Shea Steingass.

She first looks at this
creature's possible connection

with the prehistoric
Basilosaurus.

- I don't think that's
what we're looking at

because the body type
of the Basilosaur

was actually pretty solid, it
wasn't a snake-like animal.

- [Tony] However,
Steingass believes

this creature does
have more in common

with the marine
mammal Basilosaurus

than the supposed reptile
corpse from Naden Harbor.

- Nushagak Bay is part of
a polar arctic environment,

very cold environment
to live in.

It's very unlikely that any
kind of reptile-like animal,

especially this size, would
be existing in Nushagak Bay.

The animals that thrive here
are typically either fish,

invertebrates that live on
the bottom or marine mammals.

There's really no
reptiles or snakes

that this could be mistaken for.

- [Tony] Many online critics

claim we are just looking
at some piece of trash

or floating debris,

but the dozens of tech
people and fishermen

who have studied this video

can't explain how debris could
move in such an organic way.

So with all of these potential
possibilities ruled out,

does Steingass have
any idea what this is?

Unfortunately, like many who
have chased Caddy's tail,

she's stumped.

- This is really
interesting footage

and part of the charm
of it for me is that

it's difficult to tell
exactly what we're looking at.

So this might be one of those
classic sea monster videos

that's gonna stick
around for a long time.

- Our verdict?

Possible cryptid if
the video is legit,

and yes, that's an if,

whatever this thing
is has stumped our

ace marine biologist.

People have been looking
at this footage since 2009

and to this day, it
remains a mystery.

On this show,

we love nothing more than
a good deep sea mystery,

especially when there's a
very large creature involved.

And this next video
is so mind bending,

it would have Jules
Verne himself saying,

"Come on, Monsieur."

2017, the Mediterranean Sea.

A team working a debris
sweep along ocean pipelines

comes across what at first

looks like just another deep
sea carcass to be cleared away.

But closer inspection reveals

this is truly something unusual.

What appears to be a 90
foot long dusty spine

sits undisturbed on the
bottom of the ocean.

A remote controlled crane

reaches out to
investigate the skeleton,

turning over one of the
vertebrae, which disintegrates.

British podcaster and
investigator Debbie Hatswell

was one of the first people
to see this intriguing film

after a member of the
pipeline maintenance team

reached out to her.

- He said they've seen a lot
of carcasses on the sea floor.

And I've seen whale carcasses
and our fish and all that

and it just doesn't fit, it
doesn't fit with what they are.

He's saying this is an anomaly

and he's felt that he was
a very, very old animal

of some kind.

So I reached out to a
number of marine biologists

and nobody really got back to
me with it as to what it was.

- Ken Gerhard explores the idea

that perhaps these
are the remains

of a long extinct ocean
predator, the dreaded Megalodon.

- In 2022, the Atlantic
Shark Institute

out of Rhode Island
was deploying sonar

when they encountered what
they believed to be a shark

of unbelievable proportions,

perhaps 50 to 60
to feet in length.

Now if so, this would
be the best account

of a modern Megalodon.

- [Tony] The Megalodon,
a nautical nightmare

that experts believe could
weigh as much as 50 tons

has been thought extinct
for nearly 3 million years.

Have these Rhode
Island researchers

uncovered a modern day version
of this historical monster?

And if so, could we be
looking at the remnants of one

in this video?

- This would certainly
fit within the paradigm

of what we know about Megalodon.

- Gerhard also sees a connection
between this discovery

and the classic
mythology of the region.

- In Greek mythology,

different sea
monsters like Cetus,

Charybdis, the Lernaean Hydra

were said to live throughout
the Mediterranean sea.

- [Tony] And while
there are many suspects,

there's one sea dragon
sighting in particular

that Gerhard thinks
could be connected.

- In October, 1907,

fishermen on the
island of Corsica

claimed that they
were terrorized

by a horrible 200
foot sea dragon

that actually ripped
apart their nets.

And the fishermen were
so scared to go back out

and fish that they actually
called on the government

to bring in a torpedo boat
in order to kill the monster.

And that just happens
to be the location

where we've got this footage
of a 90 foot spinal column.

- Sea Dragons can be found
in all sorts of ancient texts

and tales dating back
thousands of years,

from Norse Mythology's
Midgard serpent

to the ancient Babylonian
saltwater dragon, Tiamat,

who many say was rebranded

as the Leviathan in
the Old Testament.

Is there a connection here?

Let's see if our experts can
help slay this oceanic mystery.

[upbeat music]

- It's been hypothesized that
this might be a sea dragon.

That's probably not the case

'cause we really don't have
any scientific evidence

of these creatures existing.

- [Tony] Steingass also
points to the fact that

we can see what
appears to be a pelvis,

something not found in
the numerous depictions

of these serpent like creatures.

- What we're actually seeing
here is a very old skeleton

of some kind of modern animal.

- But the only documented
modern marine animal

that could possibly grow to
this length would be a whale.

Could that be what this is?

- I would say the chances

that this is a really large
whale skeleton are really slim

because we would likely see
other types of large bones

like a skull if we were
to see a spinal column.

These remains aren't
like anything

I've really seen before.

- With Dr. Steingass at a loss,

we checked with wildlife
biologist Stephanie Manka

to see if this could
be a modern Megalodon

like the one thought to be
discovered near Rhode Island.

- If it were a Megalodon, I
wouldn't expect to see the bone

as intact as this.

Megalodons, like other sharks
instead of bone skeletons,

they have cartilage skeletons
which don't fossilize well.

Bone contains minerals
whereas cartilage doesn't.

Bones are much harder,

and if you think about your ear,

this part where it
bends is the cartilage

and that's what shark's
skeletons are made of.

- [Tony] When
cartilage breaks down,

it turns into a
jelly-like substance

that dissolves into the water,

which is why the only proof
we have for Megalodons

are their teeth.

And as for that alleged
Megalodon spotted

by the Atlantic Shark
Institute of Rhode Island,

further research indicates
this sonar image is more likely

a large school of
Atlantic mackerel.

So with all of our
theories ruled out,

what is Manka's best guess?

- I believe that
this is a whale.

What is probably going on
here is the whale skeleton

has been on the ocean
floor for so long

that organisms have
eaten away at the bone

and there are fin whales
in the Mediterranean,

which are the second
largest whale species.

They usually don't
get up to 30 meters,

so there is a little
size discrepancy,

but everything else seems to
allude that it is a whale.

- Our verdict?

Unknown sea beast.

Stephanie Manka
thinks it could be

an abnormally large whale,
but our marine biologist,

Dr. Steingass says no way.

Until there is further
investigation

of the skeleton itself beyond
this video evidence,

these bones will
remain a mystery.

- The imagery of the creature
from the black lagoon

has captivated our imaginations
for almost 75 years.

But what if I told you
there was a real creature

from a mud lagoon?

August 8th, 2017, North
Queensland, Australia.

David White who runs cruises

in the Daintree River
Wildlife Preserve,

is hoping to capture
footage of a crocodile

he'd spotted earlier in the day,

but instead, he captures
something much more disturbing.

A tide pool sits undisturbed,

something sticks
out of the water.

Still, it could
almost be a rock,

but then slowly,

it begins to descend
straight down into the pool.

It goes down, down, down

until eventually it
sinks under the surface

and out of view, leaving only
a tiny bubble in its wake.

Is this a creature, a rock
or something else entirely?

- When I think of Australia,
I think of the bunyip.

Like many legendary creatures,

the bunyip has various
interpretations,

but the most common one is
that it is an aquatic creature

covered in hair, with
a head like a dog,

very large and powerful.

And the aboriginal people
greatly fear the bunyip

because it's said to come
onto the land at night

and drag its unwilling
victims back into the swamp.

- [Tony] Bunyip sightings

were reported in
Australia newspapers

throughout the 19th
and 20th centuries

dating as far back as 1851

where it was reported

that a bunyip had
killed an aboriginal man

and had to be speared to death.

- Being that the bunyip legend

is so prevalent
throughout Australia,

I think we have to stop and
consider the possibility

that what we could
be looking at here

might be at the root of
this bunyip mythology.

- So the theory suggests

that this is in fact some
kind of living thing.

Is it possibly a new discovery?

Australian taxonomists

name an average of 1000
new species each year

and its estimated that

two thirds of the
continent's total species

remain undocumented.

Let's see what our
experts can discover.

Some have guessed that we're
looking at the front tip

of an Indo-Pacific crocodile,

a species prevalent
in this region,

but our marine
biologist is skeptical.

- I can rule this out
entirely as a crocodile

because I don't
see any of the body

or head features
of a crocodilian.

It's not behaving
like a crocodile,

it's coming vertically
up out of the water.

And we have a little bit
of size reference here

when we see the bubble on
the surface of the water,

which means whatever this is,
it's actually pretty small.

And in addition to that, it
actually has pretty smooth skin.

- [Tony] For those same reasons,

both size and smoothness,

Steingass thinks this
creature contradicts reports

of the legendary bunyip.

- I would probably rule
out that this is a bunyip,

especially because the bunyip
is said to hunt at night

and this footage was
taken during the day.

- [Tony] Then what is it?

- Based on this video and
looking at the environment,

I think this is
actually a mud skipper.

- [Tony] The mud
skipper is a fish

that can spend as much time
in air as in the water.

It can grow up to
12 inches in length,

breathes through its skin

and uses its fins
like legs to walk.

But NASA geologist Bob
Anderson says that can't be

because the environment
is just too harsh

for most known animals.

- The environment around
it, it's very carbonaceous.

There's probably
a lot of sulfate

because the landscape is
white, so it's very toxic,

it's not where a
reptile, an alligator

or anything would wanna live

because there's no
food source for them.

- [Tony] So does that rule
out any living organism?

Not exactly.

- If you notice, there's
a slight green tint

to the creature,
and so most likely,

that is a living organism,

that's what we
call an algal mat.

- [Tony] An algal
mat is a mat of algae

that may grow in
water or on rocks

in both toxic and
non-toxic environments,

which can balloon up and float
to the surface while forming.

- In fish tank, you'll
see algae buildup,

and if you have a pump in there,

you'll see that the algae
literally starts to rise

because the air bubbles
get trapped underneath

to lift that mat into
the air, release it,

and then the mat goes
back down to the bottom.

- [Tony] Makes sense in theory,

but algal mats tend to
look like, well mats.

This thing has a
completely different shape,

so what gives?

Our verdict?

Unknown organic specimen.

While our experts disagree

on what this mysterious mud
creature is, they both concur

that it is in fact an organic
life form of some sort,

proving that even in the
harshest of environments,

life finds a way.

- Now it's time for a classic;

one of those decades
old incidents

that still inspires head
scratching to this day.

As we say in the business,
this story has legs,

even though the alleged
creature you're about to see

does not.

It's December 12th, 1965,

Robert Lesarek is on a
motorboat with his family

near Hook Island in
Queensland, Australia.

While crossing the Bay,

Robert's wife notices
a strange object

from the bottom of the lagoon,

the family starts
snapping pictures.

The photo shows what appears
to be a massive sea creature

that resembles a
terrifyingly large tadpole.

The long, dark serpentine
creature can be easily seen

beneath the clear
waters of the lagoon.

It looks to be at
least 30 feet long

based on the proportional size

of the boater in the background,

and it seems to be coiled
in the shape of an S.

The Sareks say they weren't
terrified, they were fascinated.

- They decided to
jump in the water

and get a closer look at
whatever this thing was.

It wasn't moving, so they
assumed that it was dead.

- [Tony] Serpents like
this are a popular feature

of the local Australian lore.

- There's a creature
from the mythology

of Australia's
indigenous peoples

called the rainbow serpent.

When you see a rainbow
in the sky in Australia,

that's said to be
the rainbow serpent

traveling from one
water hole to another.

- [Tony] So is the rainbow
serpent more than a myth?

Could the myth
have been inspired

by something rare but real?

- So one theory that
has been floated

is that perhaps we're looking
at a prehistoric creature,

specifically a Mosasaur

which lived in oceans
around the world

from between 82 and
66 million years ago.

- [Tony] Technically,
Mosasaurs weren't dinosaurs,

they're more closely related
to lizards and snakes.

As such, they were able
to unhinge their jaws

to eat prey nearly the
size of their bodies.

It seems ridiculous to
think an extinct sea species

could still be swimming, but
McCarthy doesn't think so.

- There was a
particular type of fish,

Coelacanth, that was
thought to be extinct

that was then
rediscovered in the 1930s.

So it's not unheard of

for science to believe that
a creature has gone extinct

and for it to pop back up.

So we could be looking
at maybe a new species

or maybe a creature that
we thought was extinct,

but actually isn't.

- The people on the
boat later surmise

that the creature
may have been wounded

by a ship's propeller
in deeper water

and had decided to take refuge

in the shallow
lagoon to recover.

They said it had eyes
with slit shaped pupils

on the top of its head, and
its whole body was smooth

with no fins or spines.

But what will our experts see?

First off, could the
photo have been doctored?

- So from the exif analysis,
no signatures of Photoshopping

or any third party
editing software

was detected of this
particular image.

Now whether or not the print
photography was manipulated

prior to production
of this image,

I can't say with
certainty, but digitally,

nothing has occurred
to these images.

- So then what is it?

We turn to our marine biologist

who's pretty sure this
is not a Mosasaur.

- Mosasaurs were very
dynamic predators,

they were probably very fast.

They had four flippers
that you would see here,

and they had a
bit of a long neck

and a smaller head with
really sharp teeth.

Also, Mosasaurs were typically

known to be deeper sea animals.

They didn't spend
any time on land,

and so they probably wouldn't
be in shallow water like this.

So I don't think this
is some kind of a living

predatory animal that we
think of as prehistoric.

- [Tony] Could it be something

that was never even
alive in the first place?

- If I had to guess as
to what we're looking at,

I think this looks like a
really two-dimensional object

like black plastic that has
been placed on the bottom

of wherever this was taken.

- [Tony] One problem
there though,

some maintain that the figure
in the water is so clear

we'd be able to identify
a piece of plastic

if that's really what this was.

- It's a very clear image,

and the fun thing about it is

your brain can't
quite make it out.

It's hard to tell what
you're looking at,

and that's where a lot
of the mystery comes from

in the Hook Island
sea monster image.

- We're going to call this
an unexplained object.

The evidence still
begets the question,

is this a real sea monster

lurking off the
coast of Australia,

or just another convincing fake?

But this is hardly the
only suspected creature

off Australia's shores.

The country even has its
own Loch Ness monster

called the Hawkesbury monster,

which is believed to be
between 23 and 79 feet long.

So if you're ever in the waters

off the coast of the land
down under, keep an eye out.

- Strange things can happen
when you're on vacation.

Well, at least on my vacations.

And now one couple's
holiday stroll

may have solved a mystery that
dates back to ancient times,

the mystery of the
Loch Ness monster.

April, 2022,

a couple in their fifties

holiday in the
Scottish Highlands.

After waking up early
on a Monday morning

and heading out
with their camera,

the couple is taking
in the eerie sight

of the still waters of Loch
Ness when they record this.

- [Onlooker] What
on earth is there?

- [Tony] Take a closer
look as we zoom in

and sharpen the image.

It looks like a creature
moving through the water.

So admittedly this video
was hard to make out,

but I wanna draw your attention

to a couple of features
that really intrigue us.

First of all, it is this
wake that leads us to believe

that this is actually a creature
moving through the water.

And then this hump right
here is so consistent

with other sightings of
the Loch Ness monster.

- Some researchers
have called this

the most significant footage

to come off Loch Ness
in the last 20 years.

It doesn't seem to have an
artificial or staged quality.

- [Onlooker] Yeah, it's
really pushing forward now.

- [Gerhard] It seems like
whatever they're filming

is actually there in Loch Ness.

- [Tony] The elusive
legendary creature,

affectionately known as Nessie,

has actually had its fair share
of caught on camera moments.

- The first compelling image
of the Loch Ness monster

dates from November of 1933,

and then in April of 1934,

something known as the
surgeon's photo surface.

It appeared to show a
small head, a long neck,

and a hump protruding
out of Loch Ness

and quickly achieved
worldwide fame.

Unfortunately, in the 1990s,

researchers proved that
the surgeon's photo

was in fact a hoax.

- [Narrator] But the sightings
continue to this day.

Nessie is often described

as an aquatic creature
having two humps,

which has led to the theory

that there is a
surviving Plesiosaur

swimming beneath the
surface of the Loch.

- Plesiosaurs were an
archaic marine reptile

that lived alongside
the dinosaurs

up until the end of
the Cretaceous period

about 65 million years ago.

They were about 20
or 30 feet long,

they had a very big
body with a long neck

and a small head, four flippers
and a very powerful tail.

And in some respects,

this does fit some of the
eyewitness accounts of Nessie.

- [Narrator] But Gerhard says
there's a good reason why

many Nessie sightings remain
unexplained to this day.

- Loch Ness is incredibly
deep, up to 754 feet,

and what's really problematic
in terms of research

is that the water is very dark.

- [Narrator] Despite
those challenges,

researchers have managed to
collect compelling evidence

that something is
lurking in the loch.

- Dating back to 1954,
there have been literally

dozens of sonar contacts
with large animate objects

swimming in Loch Ness,
20 to 30 feet long,

usually serpentine in shape.

And as recently as this year,

there was a sonar contact
at a depth of about 500 feet

of a large serpentine
unidentified object,

about 20 to 30 feet long,

further adding to
the body of evidence

that the Loch Ness
monster exists,

- [Narrator] Loch Ness
holds an estimated

263 billion cubic feet of water,

which is more than all the
water in all the lakes,

rivers and reservoirs

in the whole of England
and Wales combined.

So could this video
be the latest proof

that Nessie is
somewhere in there?

We turn to our
experts to find out.

- In terms of authenticity,
nothing appears to be CGI.

The video appears
to be consistent

and plays consistently.

No editing or
splicing was detected.

Through the media interrogation,

digital information
analysis through Medex,

we were able to confirm the
authenticity of this video

and it is genuine.

- [Tony] So if the video is
real, what are we looking at?

- You can actually see based
on the other objects around it

that not only is this animal
moving through the water,

it's actually navigating,

you can see it turn
towards the shoreline.

To me that means it's
not something being towed

or something stuck in the water,

this is actually a
really large animal,

I think moving across
the surface of Loch Ness.

- [Tony] So could a dinosaur

thought to be extinct
for 65 million years

really survive in the frigid
murky waters of Loch Ness?

- Plesiosaurs did actually
inhabit this area,

but Plesiosaur were
known to be very large,

voracious predators.

So there would have
to be a lot of food

to support a remnant dinosaur.

It would be very difficult for
an animal like a plesiosaur

to obtain enough food,

so I can rule out that this is
some sort of living dinosaur.

- [Tony] Furthermore,
Steingass says that

in one of our
biggest DNA studies

of its kind scientists from
New Zealand's Otago University,

were able to identify the
presence of around 3000 species

in the deep dark
waters of Loch Ness.

- This 2019 study actually

ruled out the idea of some
Plesiosaur living in Loch Ness

because there was
no genetic material

associated with
that that was found.

- [Tony] DNA from
Whales and Dolphins

was also identified in Loch
Ness by the researchers.

Steingass rules
those out though,

because you can't see a
dorsal fin in the video,

but she does have one guess.

- The EDNA study actually
showed a lot of eel DNA

in Loch Ness, and this
brings the possibility

that maybe the Loch Ness monster

is actually just a large eel
being sighted at the surface.

- [Tony] If it is
an eel, it's huge,

which is fascinating in itself.

- There's still a
mystery that's going on

and we're not really sure what
we're seeing in Loch Ness.

- Our verdict?

We're going to say this is
possibly a gigantic eel,

though we can't say for
certain what species.

Perhaps one that hasn't
been discovered yet.

But the mystery is
far from solved,

so we'll keep our eyes
peeled for more evidence.

We've only scratched the
surface of what lies beneath.

Our team will continue
to investigate

mysterious underwater creatures

that blur the lines between
myth, science and reality.

The deeper we go,

the more we realize how
little we truly know.

Thank you for watching
this special edition

of The Proof Is Out There.

Please send us any
video, images or sound

that you think we
should investigate

and remember to keep
those cameras rolling.

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