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The world is full of unsolved mysteries, and people in almost every country tell stories about mysterious creatures which live in lakes or up mountains. try some of the links below to find out more:
General / Variety
http://unmuseum.mus.pa.us This is a site dedicated to the mysterious and unexplained, in all its forms.
http://thecase.com This is a great site, more related to murder mysteries than unexplained or supernatural phenomena, but great fun and good reading practice all the same
Of course there is serious scientific investigation of these phenomena - for a scientist's view go to:http://www.csicop.org/
For an A to Z rundown ("from abracadabra to zombies"), with a skeptical slant, go to:http://skepdic.com/
Loch Ness Monster:
For hundreds of years, poeple have been reporting sightings of a strange beast which lurks in one of Scotland's deepest lochs (a loch is a lake). Now you can carry out your own investigation, including doing your own spotting on the Nessie Webcam (http://www.lochness.scotland.net/ )
http://www.nessie.co.uk/ for some information about Scotland's most famous animal
http://www.loch-ness.org/ for a great site, run by one of the world's foremost 'Nessie' spotters
The Wetherall Photographs
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These two photographs have been causing controversy for years. What do you think they are? Are they really conclusive evidence that the monster exists? What is the real story behind them? For a multiple choice reading exercise about the explanation for these two photos (known as the 'Wetherall' photos), click here
for a cloze exercise about the explanation click here
For some work on vocabulary from this text, click here (use your back button to get back here), and then here.
Another well-known mystery creature is the North American 'Bigfoot':
http://www.bfro.net/legends/salish.htm
Bermuda triangle
This mysterious area of the Caribbean has given rise to various disappearances and unusual happenings:
http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq8-1.htm
http://come.to/the.bermuda.triangle
http://unmuseum.mus.pa.us/triangle.htm
Unidentified flying objects: aliens from another universe, or weather balloons? - decide for yourself!:
http://www.abcfield.force9.co.uk/
The Roswell Incident
'X files' fans will be familiar with the name 'Roswell': where is it and what happened there all those years ago - find out about one of the original U.F.O. mysteries.
http://iufomrc.org/incident.htm
for the official U.S. Air Force report on the incident, go to
http://www.af.mil/lib/roswell.html
Easter Island
Who erected those stone statues, and why? Find out at:
http://www.netaxs.com/~trance/rapanui.html
or
http://www.crystalinks.com/easter.html
or
http://www.eco-action.org/dt/eisland.html
The Nazca Lines
http://unmuseum.mus.pa.us/nazca.htm
http://www.dreamscape.com/morgana/rosalind.htm
