Big Buzz on China's Lake Monsters
by Molly McCallOct 4, 2007
Swish aside, Nessie. Six frolicking lake monsters have lapped you in Buzz.
Several weeks ago, Chinese Central Television broadcast a local reporter's footage of a group of unidentified (and enormous) swimming creatures in northwestern China. The video is grainy and the animals—if they are animals—are hard to make out. But humdrum details can't keep a good lake monster down. News of the sighting raced around the globe. Now, searches have splashed upwards.
In the past week, buzz on "china lake monster video," "china lake monster animals," and "china lake monster creatures" surged. Interest in "sea monsters" rose 489%. And Lake Tianchi, where the beasts were spotted, drew a sudden influx of attention.
Nessie's not entirely forgotten, though. The six bathing beauties sparked an impressive 4,600% spike in searches for "loch ness monster." Interest in the Scottish legend's pictures, video clips, and sightings also rose. Now, if only the China lake kids could send a little love to their oft-neglected American cousin, the Lake Champlain Monster.