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Has the Loch Ness Monster emigrated to Borneo?
Telegraph.co.uk ^ | February 19, 2009

Posted on 02/22/2009 8:06:19 PM PST by Beowulf9

A member of a disaster team monitoring flood regions on the South East Asian island is said to have captured the image while hovering over the Baleh river in a helicopter. The shot, which shows a green, wavy object floating along the meandering river, has sparked rumours that a mythical snake called Nabau has returned to the area. Sceptics have joined the debate claiming that it is nothing more than the work of photo-editing software. Rather like the myths surrounding Scotland's Loch Ness Monster, legend has it that a terrifying 100ft snake called Nabau, with a dragon's head and seven nostrils prowled Borneo's rivers. Villagers who claim to have seen the snake in the flesh have now named it Nabau, after the folklore sea serpent which was thought to be able to transform itself into the shapes of different animals. Those dismissing the suggestions claim that the picture must be doctored because the river in the photo is a different colour to the real Baleh rover, which is a murky brown. Since the photo appeared on various news websites, further images, purportedly showing the snake at other parts of the river have been circulated. Even the respected New Straits Times newspaper in Kuala Lumpur has asked readers to make up their own minds about the photos. Earlier this month scientists unearthed the fossil of a killer snake that was longer than a bus, as heavy as a small car and which could swallow an animal the size of a cow. It is thought that the 45ft long creature, named Titanoboa, lived on a diet of crocodiles and giant turtles and inhabited the South American tropical forests some 60 million years ago. Partial skeletons of prehistoric beast weighed 1.25 tons found in Colombian coal mine by international team of fossil hunters.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: cryptobiology; godsgravesglyphs; lochnessmonster
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Is it a fake? Better pic here, anyway:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,497685,00.html

1 posted on 02/22/2009 8:06:19 PM PST by Beowulf9
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To: Beowulf9

Clearly he’s seeking to evade Eurozone taxes.


2 posted on 02/22/2009 8:07:21 PM PST by PetroniusMaximus
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To: PetroniusMaximus

I never thought ol Nessie had wings.


3 posted on 02/22/2009 8:08:19 PM PST by Loud Mime ($1 million a day since Christ was born would not equal the amount of the stimulus)
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To: Beowulf9

Nessy’s cousin, Bessy ???


4 posted on 02/22/2009 8:09:08 PM PST by Tennessee Nana
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To: Tennessee Nana

nope just a regular snake that od on extenz


5 posted on 02/22/2009 8:10:24 PM PST by al baby (Hi mom. I love sarcaism)
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To: Beowulf9

That is one big snake based on the pic. We need J Lo to confirm this..


6 posted on 02/22/2009 8:10:44 PM PST by max americana
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To: Beowulf9

Darn, my links never work. Try again:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0.2933.497685.00.html


7 posted on 02/22/2009 8:13:48 PM PST by Beowulf9
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To: al baby

Did Ted Kennedy go into the drink again?


8 posted on 02/22/2009 8:17:53 PM PST by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: Beowulf9

Page not found


9 posted on 02/22/2009 8:21:18 PM PST by mrsalty
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To: Beowulf9

Keep trying


10 posted on 02/22/2009 8:22:01 PM PST by mamelukesabre
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To: Beowulf9

How appropriate - a mythical webpage discussing a mythical monster.


11 posted on 02/22/2009 8:26:14 PM PST by vbmoneyspender
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To: vbmoneyspender

Well...it’s elusive.


12 posted on 02/22/2009 8:35:59 PM PST by mamelukesabre
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To: Beowulf9

One pleiosaur requires a family of them and a lineage of them all the way back to prehistoric time.


13 posted on 02/22/2009 8:38:11 PM PST by mysterio
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To: Beowulf9

Well, I’ll try again:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/blog/2009/feb/20/borneo-100ft-snake-stretches-truth


14 posted on 02/22/2009 8:49:46 PM PST by Beowulf9
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To: Beowulf9

I’m asking the admin to replace the non working site with this one that works, please.


15 posted on 02/22/2009 8:56:13 PM PST by Beowulf9
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Has the Loch Ness Monster emigrated to Borneo?

No, Hillary is in DC.
16 posted on 02/22/2009 9:02:23 PM PST by G8 Diplomat (Kafira Amrikiyyah!)
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To: Beowulf9

17 posted on 02/22/2009 9:04:10 PM PST by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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my saviour! heheh, I’ve only crashed 5 times trying to get a picture of this up.

So, real or photoshopped? That is the question.


18 posted on 02/22/2009 9:05:51 PM PST by Beowulf9
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To: JoeProBono

Helen Thomas vacations in Borneo?


19 posted on 02/22/2009 9:06:01 PM PST by JimC214
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To: Beowulf9

20 posted on 02/22/2009 9:07:43 PM PST by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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