stem from the times when water bulls and horses lived in the loch
are based on scientific evidence
originated hundreds of years ago
were passed on by Irish missionaries
We can infer that Loch Ness
is full of the descendants of large creatures
used to be connected to the sea
is very popular with photographers
usually has hazy weather
is deeper than most other lakes
According to the writer,
monsters have lived in Loch Ness for 60 million years
the water in Loch Ness is a very high temperature
nobody has actually seen the Loch Ness monster
the Loch Ness monster looks like a whale
the surroundings of Loch Ness are the ideal location for unusual happenings
87 THE PUFFER FISH Ian Fleming's* evil globefish - also known as a puffer, blowfish, swellfish, or, in Japanese, fugu - is one of the most mysterious creatures of the sea. It is perhaps the world's most deadly fish, yet in Japan the honorable fugu is the perfect example of gourmet dining. With its lazy, almost feeble way of swimming, the puffer fish gives no hint of its deadly nature. Here is no shark knifing through the water, with gleaming jaws agape; but the poison hidden in the puffer's entrails makes it fearsome indeed. About 100 species of puffers in several closely related families can be found throughout the world. Their most obvious characteristic is their ability to change from a reasonable fish shape into a sphere two or three times larger. When frightened, excited, or annoyed, they gulp water, or even air, into a sac on the belly. It swells inside their tough, elastic skin, like an inner tube inside a tire, so as to discourage predators or intimidate rivals. When the fish feels safe, it squirts out the water or releases the air, deflating to its normal shape.
* Ian Fleming: author of the James Bond novels
