Moha Moha | |
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Type | Cryptid |
Continent | Australia |
Country | Australia |
One-Time? | Yes |
Theories | · Cryptid · Unknown turtle · Hoax |
The Moha Moha was an aquatic cryptid reported to inhabit the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland, Australia. The only known witness was a school marm from Sandy Cape named Miss S. Lovell, who allegedly stood within five feet of the creature on Great Sandy Island in 1890.
Appearance[]
The Moha Moha resembles a large, long-necked turtle with a long, fish-like tail. The head and neck are greenish-white, with large white spots on the neck and a band of white around its eyes. The body is dome-shaped, about 8 feet across and 5 feet high, smooth, and slate-grey in color. Miss Lovell also mentioned that its scales were perpendicular to the axis of its body,
Possible Explanations[]
There are several explanations as to what the creature could be. Theories include:
- An undiscovered species of turtle (a Cryptid)
- A hoax
Trivia[]
- Some writers who have bothered with the tale wonder if Miss Lovell even existed, or if the letters were the product of some anonymous hoaxer.
- Cryptozoologist Bernard Heuvelmans once noted that scales perpendicular to the axis of an animal's body are a physical impossibility.
- Allegedly, William Saville Kent, assistant curator of the London Natural History Museum, gave the creature the scientific name Chelosauria lovelli.
- To this day, most cryptozoologist consider this cryptid to have been a hoax.
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