TY - BOOK ID - 77867516 TI - Lake monster mysteries AU - Radford, Benjamin AU - Nickell, Joe PY - 2006 SN - 0813136962 1283327589 9786613327581 081317130X 9780813171302 9780813136967 0813123941 9780813123943 9781283327589 6613327581 PB - Lexington, Ky. University Press of Kentucky DB - UniCat KW - Lake animals. KW - Monsters. KW - Lake fauna KW - Freshwater animals KW - Reservoir animals KW - Freaks KW - Monsters, Double KW - Monstrosities KW - Animals KW - Curiosities and wonders KW - Folklore KW - Abnormalities UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77867516 AB - For centuries, eyewitnesses around the world -- from America to Africa, Argentina to Scotland -- have reported sightings of dark, mysterious creatures in area lakes that surface briefly, only to quickly disappear. While the most famous lake monsters, those living in Loch Ness and Lake Champlain, have gained international notoriety, hundreds of lakes around the world are said to shelter these shadowy creatures. Lake Monster Mysteries is the first book to collectively approach these widespread mysteries from a scientific perspective. By using exhaustive research and results from firsthand inv ER -