Detecting a monstrous skeleton in Siberia

For centuries, countless residents living near the remote Labynkyr lake in Siberia (Russia) reported seeing a large, strange underwater creature. It all raises speculation about the existence of a giant monster in the area.

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According to the Siberian Times newspaper, a group of scientists from the Russian Geographic Association claimed to have discovered the remains of a skeleton belonging to a creature that coincides with the description of the "demon" of Labynkyr, despite the skeptics. Suspicion still does not believe in the existence of the legendary monster.

Viktor Tverdokhlebov, a member of the Russian Geographic Society research group, said: 'There are enough assumptions about what strange creatures might be: a dog fish (big-toothed fish), a cow. Giant or giant amphibians. We were unable to prove or reject these hypotheses . but eventually found the rest of the jawbone and the skeleton of a strange creature '.

The findings came as the team, consisting of divers from the Russian Ministry of Emergency Issues, cameramen of Sakha National Broadcasting Company and scientists from the Public University establishing Yakutsk, exploring the lake bottom to collect samples of water, plants and animals.

The Voice of Russia page reported, through an underwater scanner, the team found a jaw bone at the bottom of the lake and the rest of a large skeleton. In addition to the claims, the team did not publish any evidence of their discovery.

The scientific world is still arguing about the existence of one
the monster in the lake Labynkyr. (Photo: Live Science)

Mysterious lake has no answer

Lake Labynkyr itself has a mysterious scientific repository for generations. Although other lakes in the region are frozen hard during Siberia's long winter season, Labynkyr lake is not like that. The lake maintained its surface temperature almost continuously at 2 degrees Celsius, according to the Daily Mail page.

This makes some people speculate that a hot, underground stream below may have kept the lake warm. This explanation is widely accepted because most of the rock in the Labynkyr lake area is volcanic and most of eastern Siberia region is always active in seismic activity, according to the Smithsonian Astrophysical Data System / NASA.

The Labynkyr lake is quite large with an area of ​​nearly 45 km ² and an average depth of 52 meters, although there is a large gutter deep down to the bottom of 80 meters.

This is not the first time evidence of the 'demon' lake Labynkyr has appeared. In addition to local legends, some scientists have reported seeing a strange creature in the lake and also near Lake Vorota.

In 1953, a group of geologists from the Soviet Academy of Sciences, led by researcher Viktor Tverdokhlebov, visited Lake Vorota. Mr. Tverdokhlebov later said he saw a large underwater animal, the size equivalent to a sea monster swimming near the lake.

In 2012, Ludmila Emeliyanova - an assistant professor of biogeography at Moscow University - also claimed to have used a sound-proof underwater locator system to detect the existence of large objects, under the lake Labynkyr.

Opposition of skeptics

Of course there is still a lot of skepticism surrounding rumors about the Labynkyr 'demon' of Lake Labynkyr and Lake Vorota 'monster' , especially due to the lack of authentic material, photos or video evidence.

Yury Gerasimov, a scientist from the Institute of Freshwater Biology at the Russian Academy of Sciences, was skeptical: 'If we believe in stories about monsters, surely the distance between its eyes must come 1.5 meters. It means its body length must be 7 - 8 meters'.

The sea monster is also often said to be a large fish, such as dogfish. However, according to Gerasimov, dogs do not live long enough to reach such a "massive" size.'There are two factors that help fish grow: nutrients and proper water temperatures. Even if nutrients are in perfect condition, the temperature is certainly not high. So, in my opinion, the hypothesis of a giant dog is completely unreal. '