Okanagan Feature:
For the Shushwap
Natives, it was called "Naitaka"
or "long fish". Years
later, they called it "OGOPOGO",
the name taken from this verse:
"His mother was an insect,
his father was a whale, a little
bit of head and hardly any tail,
and Ogopogo was his name."
Over the years, people around
Lake Okanagan located in the
Okanagan Valley, British Columbia
have reported a serpent-like
creature roaming in its waters.
Unlike the Loch Ness Monster,
sightings have been reported
almost every year. Even a prominent
insurance company offered a
large sum of money for its solid
proof.
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Cryptozoologists
theorize that Ogopogo may
be the ancient zeuglodon that
has been extinct for millions
of years. There might be a
possibility that a population
of it survived the extinction
period and therefore might
be dwelling in these waters.
Other possibilities include
long eels, seals, trapped
whales or debris from underwater.
Against all efforts to explain
Ogopogo, the legend of the
Okanagan's friendly lake monster
continues...
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