Natural History

The Great Sea-Serpent

by A. C. Oudemans

Antoon Cornelis Oudemans, a Dutch zoologist, gathered every report of a sea-serpent he could find, from Olaus Magnus to the ships’ logs of his own time, and in 1892 published them with his verdict. The creature, he decided, was real: a huge seal with a very long neck and tail, which he named Megophias. Few were persuaded, but nobody has collected the evidence more thoroughly.

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Project Gutenberg, eBook #78334. In the public domain in the United States.