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In 2003, the Exploration Club of Waseda University in Japan reportedly captured a video of a mysterious creature at Lake Dakatawa.
I searched through all the reports and footage released by the Exploration Club but found no record of this expedition. However, this organization has indeed had experiences over the past decade or so searching for a Pterosaur-like creature known as Roben in Papua New Guinea, and all I can do is shed some light on the matter.
Based on the information I gathered, it is highly likely that this short film was purchased, recorded onto a disc, and became a chapter in the UOO project in 2005.
In December 2008, a Japanese television program titled "World Strange Phenomena Pursuit" explored and filmed both the surface and underwater of Lake Dakatawa, ultimately capturing this image.
Yes, it is still just one image; this is all that can be found.
Similar programs in Japan are typically aired only once, making it difficult to find copies unless someone specifically records them.
In summary, all existing visual records regarding the creature known as Migo are currently missing, but this does not diminish its fame in the field of cryptozoology.
Now let us return to the local descriptions of this creature's form.
It has a large mouth, sharp teeth, a massive and elongated body, turtle-like limbs, and a crocodile-like tail.
At that time, Hakusei Kyouhei collected eyewitness reports about Migo from 15 locals and noted at the end of his article that they had received little education, let alone knowledge about fossils and paleontology. However, the characteristics they described closely resemble those of a marine creature that went extinct at the end of the Mesozoic era—Mosasaurus.
Yes, it is indeed the same creature we see in the movie "Jurassic World." Of course, the film exaggerated its size.
Mosasaurus was a large aquatic reptile with scales that went extinct approximately 66 million years ago during the Cretaceous period, having appeared around 98 million years ago and disappearing with the mass extinction event that wiped out the dinosaurs at the end of the Mesozoic era.
Its form resembles that of a modern lizard, but it possesses a more elongated and streamlined body, with a slender tail better suited for swimming, and it has evolved fin-like limbs. The largest species currently discovered under the Mosasauridae family is Hoffmann's Mosasaur, with an estimated maximum length of 56 feet.
Professor Hakusei Kyouhei devoted a significant portion of his article to support the hypothesis that Migo might be a descendant of Mosasaurus. The main factor is that, although he has never seen Migo himself, he believes the local people would not lie; indeed, the title of his article is "The Descendants of Dinosaurs Are Still Alive."
This directly led to television documentaries using this theme as a sensational hook, as fossils of Mosasaurus are found worldwide, and no one dares to assert that this former marine dominator does not have surviving descendants.
The second hypothesis comes from Professor Roy McCall, a biologist and also an eyewitness to Migo. He stated that based on the vertical undulating movement characteristics, it resembles a primitive whale species, specifically an Ancient Whale.
Ancient Whale refers to a suborder under the order Cetacea, which are the ancestors of baleen whales and toothed whales. They represent the evolutionary history of early whales, appearing around 55 million years ago in the early Eocene and becoming extinct by approximately 23 million years ago in the late Oligocene. Among them, the oldest whale, Basilosaurus, even had well-developed limbs and was an amphibious creature.
Of course, what Professor Roy refers to is a prehistoric creature similar to Basilosaurus.
He believes that with its seemingly elongated body and similar shape, Migo should be a descendant of the Basilosaurus family of Ancient Whales, and its food source consists of numerous waterfowl residing on the lake's surface.
This is because beneath Lake Dakatawa, aside from the upper layer of invertebrates and amphibians, there are no fish present. This explains why Migo is more frequently sighted than other so-called lake monsters; since it does not feed on fish, it needs to surface more often.
Similar to these two hypotheses is the Deinosuchus theory, which originated from the British Futeng Times in 1994.
Deinosuchus was an extinct giant crocodile and is considered the largest crocodile in history. It is closely related to modern alligators and caimans and lived during the late Cretaceous period approximately 82 million to 73 million years ago.
According to currently discovered fossils, Deinosuchus could reach a maximum length of 35 feet.
As for its form, you can try to imagine a giant alligator over 10 meters long. However, the problem with this theory is that Deinosuchus fossils are primarily found in the United States, and there is currently no evidence proving that this species existed outside North America.
In my personal view, Professor Darren's theory is undoubtedly the most reasonable.
Throughout the entire research process, there has never been a clear concept, as most of the information about Migo comes from various Japanese websites, blogs, and videos.
Perhaps due to the excessive sensationalism of Japanese media, nearly all the illustrations of Migo that can be found resemble the image of a Mosasaurus. Coupled with the exaggeration and plagiarism from many Japanese self-media outlets, it becomes difficult to discern its true form.
However, everything changed when I came across this image on a website.
It depicted a saltwater crocodile photographed in a bay in northern Philippines, which seemed to align well with both the videos and Professor Darren's illustrations.
Of course, nothing is absolute.
While Professor Roy agreed that Migo could potentially be a crocodile, he also pointed out that the creature he observed in the documentary was extremely elongated. If it were indeed a crocodile, it would have to be at least three crocodiles moving closely together.
In summary, the existence of Migo is still quite credible, but what exactly it is requires further exploration by future researchers.
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