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SHATNER: The South Pacific. April 1977.

30 miles off the coast of New Zealand,

a Japanese fishing vessel drags a massive net nearly 1,000 feet

under the water hoping to fill it with tons of mackerel.

The crew is shocked when the net pulls up a horrifying carcass

of a creature that will spark awe

and curiosity around the world.

This fishing boat picked up this enormous,

disgusting creature, and there is a famous photo

that you can see of it where it's hanging

from the boat's crane,

and the skin is kind of dripping off the bones.

It's got this long neck and these gangly arms.

Back in Japan, there was

a marine expert named Tokio Shikama.

And he was looking at the photos.

And he proposed that it might be a plesiosaurus,

which has been extinct for 66 million years.

LEWIS: The plesiosaur had razor-sharp teeth in its mouth.

It could get up to 40 feet in length.

Researchers believe that it would attack its prey

from underneath, from below, like the great white shark.

It had an extremely powerful bite force.

It was a deadly predator.

SHATNER: Did Japanese fisherman discover the decayed carcass

of a prehistoric predator?

It's an audacious claim.

Yet, throughout the 20th century,

And of course, the most iconic example is said to reside

in a large lake in the Scottish Highlands

called the Loch Ness Monster.

The Loch Ness Monster is undoubtedly the most famous

alleged plesiosaur-like creature,

but it's not the only one.

There are many lakes and lochs around the world that have

stories of unknown creatures swimming in them.

One of the best examples is Lake Champlain

located between Vermont, New York,

and the province of Quebec in Canada.

Lake Champlain is 120 miles in length

and 13 miles at its widest point.

It's three times the size of Loch Ness.

And many people believe that a large lake monster

lives in the waters of Lake Champlain.

The Lake Champlain Monster, also known as Champ,

is described as having a large body,

and four fins, a long neck, with a small head,

very much like a plesiosaur.

SHATNER: The Lake Champlain Monster,

affectionately called "Champ" or "Champy,"

is a local legend for those who live

along this huge North American lake.

The creature is celebrated with historic markers that claim

hundreds of sightings of the beast,

But is Champ just folklore

or could there really be a monstrous creature

lurking the depths of Lake Champlain?

Lake Champlain gained international attention

in 1977 when Sandra Mansi

and her two children and her fiancé

were taking a leisurely drive up the coast

of Vermont along the lake.

They decided to pull over to have a little picnic,

let everyone stretch their legs,

and the kids to splash around in the water.

Sandra Mansi saw a large head

break out from the surface of the water

attached to a long neck.

Mansi was able to snap one photograph of the creature

that appeared to be looking away from her.

The photo shows what looks like

a plesiosaur-like creature with its body in the water

and its head and neck sticking up.

And this is something that's become

sort of the image of what we believe Champ to look like.

The Mansi photo has been analyzed by photo experts

who agree that this is a genuine photo

and has not been altered in any way.

It's very convincing that at least some sort of

mysterious creature is lurking in the waters of Lake Champlain.

SHATNER: Sandra Mansi's extraordinary photograph has provided

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
monster /ˈmɒn.stər/ B1	noun - a large imaginary creature in stories
creature /ˈkriː.tʃər/ B2	noun - a living being, especially an animal
lake /leɪk/ A1	noun - a large area of water surrounded by land
plesiosaurus /ˌpliː.zi.əˈsɔː.rəs/ C1	noun - an extinct marine reptile with long neck
prehistoric /ˌpriː.hɪˈstɒr.ɪk/ B2	adjective - relating to the time before written history
extinct /ɪkˈstɪŋkt/ B2	adjective - no longer existing
predator /ˈprɛd.ə.tər/ B2	noun - an animal that hunts and eats other animals
photograph /ˈfəʊ.tə.ɡrɑːf/ B1	noun - a picture made using a camera
massive /ˈmæs.ɪv/ B2	adjective - very large in size or amount
horrifying /ˈhɒr.ɪ.faɪ.ɪŋ/ B2	adjective - causing strong feelings of fear or shock
awe /ɔː/ B2	noun - a feeling of respect mixed with fear
curiosity /ˌkjʊə.riˈɒs.ə.ti/ B1	noun - a strong desire to know or learn something
sightings /ˈsaɪ.tɪŋz/ B2	noun - occasions when something is seen
legend /ˈlɛdʒ.ənd/ B1	noun - a story from the past that may not be true
lurking /ˈlɜː.kɪŋ/ B2	verb - to wait or stay hidden