Scientists are investigating whether sightings of the Loch Ness Monster could actually be whale penises.
Loch Ness Monster
Experts have claimed that the long neck or tail of the creature, which is often seen in photographs, are actually genitalia sticking out of the water.
Dozens of explanations have been made for the supposed sightings of the infamous sea serpent in the body of water in Scotland but a study conducted by a team of researchers has claimed that the Nessie 'neck' is really just a whale penis.
The findings, published in a paper in the Archives of Natural History, speculate that many accounts of large mysterious sea creatures with a "serpent-like tail" were actually a large baleen whale and its "snake-like penis".
The scientists added that other accounts could be attributed to the penises of certain whale species, which can be at least 1.8 metres long and are sometimes spotted rising from the water when the creatures mate.