Loch Ness monster might just be a giant eel(1/3)

University of Otago geneticist, Professor Neil Gemmell poses with a beaker of water on the shores of Loch Ness after announcing the results of investigations into the environmental DNA present in Loch Ness in Drumnadrochit, Scotland, Sept. 5, 2019. Is the Loch Ness monster a shark? A giant catfish? A sturgeon? No, it's a giant eel! Or at least it could be, according to a study published on Thursday. (Photo/Agencies)

File photo shows Prof Neil Gemmell and his team collecting water samples from Loch Ness. (Photo/Agencies)

File photo shows Prof Neil Gemmell and his team collecting water samples from Loch Ness. (Photo/Agencies)