Lake Monster Photographed?

A supposed unknown lake monster was photographed earlier this week in Lake Windermere, England.  The "creature" was photographed by Tom Pickles, who was kayaking on Lake Windermere as part of a team building exercise with his company. He said he saw the animal swim past him and watched the creature for about 20 seconds.

"It was petrifying and we paddled back to the shore straight away. At first I thought it was a dog and then saw it was much bigger and moving really quickly at about 10mph," the Telegraph quoted him as saying. Each hump was moving in a rippling motion and it was swimming fast. Its skin was like a seal's but its shape was completely abnormal - it's not like any animal I've ever seen before," he stated.

Although scientists are skeptical, this is reported to be the eighth sighting of a large creature at the lake in the last five years.  The creature has been dubbed "bownessie" by locals and the media.  Read a comprehensive summary here.

Here is the picture:

"Bownessie" - Photograph by Tom Pickles

Crocodile Eats Cell Phone, Phone Keeps Ringing

Crocodile (Not Gena)

At an Ukrainian Aquarium, Rimma Golovko attempted to get a close-up picture of a crocodile with its mouth open by extending her arm out over the protective railing.  While trying this, the phone she was using slipped out of her hand and into the water where the croc, a 14-year-old named Gena, resides.  The woman complained to workers that she dropped her phone into the enclosure and soon the zoo keepers could hear her phone ringing...from inside the stomach of Gena.  Crocodiles are tough creatures and are able to swallow prey whole (including bones, feathers, etc) so they decided to just let nature take its course.  The problem now is that Gena has not eaten or had a bowel movement since the incident. Oleksandr Shushlenko, a chief veterinarian, said the crocodile will be taken for an X-ray soon if his condition does not improve.  The woman who dropped the phone has other concerns - she would like her SIM card back from her phone, which contains her contacts and pictures. Read some other recaps here and here.