Manipogo
Manipogo is the name of a sea monster believed to live in Lake Manitoba, Canada .
description
Most of the time, only a dark brown to black back with several humps is seen that moves quickly through the water. But sometimes there is also talk of a snake-like head. The sighted animals should be between 3½ and 10 meters long, which could indicate parents and young animals.
Sightings
It is not known exactly when the first sighting took place.
In 1975, journalists went on a semi-official expedition to Lake Manitoba and found a cave filled with the remains of countless small animals, as well as traces of a snake-like creature.
In 1962, the two hobby fishermen Richard Vincent and John Konefell took a photo on the lake that supposedly shows Manipogo. The photo is very out of focus and could just as easily show a drifting tree trunk. In addition, the two TV presenters claimed that their 10 hp boat was not fast enough to follow the creature.
Possible explanations
The assumption was made that Manipogo was a member of the Zeuglodonts, which were considered extinct . Against this theory, however, speaks that the lake completely freezes over in winter, so the whales can no longer come to the surface to breathe.
The second theory says that Manipogo is a sea snake , such a snake could leave the lake through the Nelson River in winter and thus escape the ice.
swell
- Corinna Harder, Jens Schumacher, Bernhard Speh: Nessie, Yeti and Co. - on the trail of mysterious beings . Patmos, Düsseldorf 2006, ISBN 3-491-42045-8