MIT researchers carrying out a sonar survey of Loch Ness have been amazed to find a common toad crawling in the mud 98m down.From BBC news:
The institute said
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MIT said it had completed a side-scan sonar map of the entire length of the loch - which is about 750ft (228m) at its deepest point. The data has been compared with a geological map of the bottom made by Sir Edward Murray using plumb lines 100 years ago.