Sea monsters like those described in ancient mariners' tales down the ages really could exist, experts claim.
But they are probably not Jurassic Park-style survivors from the dinosaur age.
Scientists are discussing the possibility of large undiscovered creatures in the sea at the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) today.
Unlikely? Some scientists suggest that present-day 'monsters' might be plesiosaurs, long-necked marine reptiles that lived at the time of dinosaurs, or other survivors from the prehistoric world
One of the speakers, science writer and palaeontologist Dr Darren Naish, said: 'The huge number of "sea monster" sightings now on record can't all be explained away as mistakes, sightings of known animals or hoaxes.
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