History of Sightings
Sightings of Ogopogo, probably the most popular Canadian lake monster, could be traced back in 1872, long before it had been reported by Roy W. Brown of the Vancouver Sun in 1926. Residents and sightings primarily describe the creature as to having a head that resembles a horse or a goat and with a body that is comparable to a log.
Primitive Whale
Roy P. Mackal, a known cryptozoologist that specializes in searching for animals that is considered by the mainstream biology to be nonexistent, primarily believes that the creature could be in the same likeness that of the Basilosaurus cetoides, a known primitive whale specie. Further analysis of the available data suggest that the specie that is said to be found in Lake Ocanagan is different from that of Nessie, a lake monster that is said to reside in Loch Ness in Scotland.
Chinook: The Great Beast on the Lake
The native Indians residing in the Okanagan Valley primarily believes that the Rattlesnake Island hosts the Ogopogo. Stories referring to the Lake Monster include a number of pictographs primarily depicting the lake monster’s presence in the Powers Creek. The natives refer to the Okanagan Lake Monster as Chinook, which means the wicked one or the great beast on the lake, and N’ha-a-tik, referring to the snake of the lake.
Stories of the Ogopogo depict the creature to be malevolent and wicked. Native Indians refuse to fish within the perimeters of Squally Point or are even depicted to have offered offerings to the monster when they cross the lake during bad weather. Inhabitants of the area said to have seen remnants of animals that Ogopogo had ravaged on most nights covering parts of the rocky beach. In spite of the existence of manifestations and other proofs that could prove the fact that Ogopogo is said to reside in the area, early Europeans settlers that had been warned of the monster had been forced to continue the offerings to appease the lake monster.
Footprints and Possible Evidence of the Ogopogo
Footprints were said to be found in the Lake Okanagan. Reports on the records of the footprints left by the Lake Okanagan monster were described to be irregularly shaped, having three to eight toes, and a pad foot. In spite of the beliefs of the residents, the accuracy of the said foot prints are contested by most members of the scientific and academic community. Dr. Roy Mackal, in his investigation on the Ogopogo, primarily believe that there are no substantial evidence or a strong link that could associate the said footprints with the said lake monster.
Evidence on the Lake Okanagan monster were said to be found in 1914 when the Westbank and Nicola Valley Indians had seen a decomposing specimen of a creature found in the Rattlesnake Island. The creature measured five to six feet tall and was estimated to have weighed at least 400 pounds. Reports primarily detailed that the decomposing body has included that of a tail and flippers that could be considerably same that is of a manatee. Should the creature be said to be a dead manatee, no one knew how it could possibly reach the Rattlesnake Island. Peter Costello, a known lake monster expert, strongly believes that the creature found in the area is, indeed, a Lake Okanagan monster. The specimen that had been found exactly match the descriptions of the residents and native Indians that were said to had experienced sightings of the Ogopogo.
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