The hippocamp (as seen in this sketch from ) is a water creature that has been referred to as a water horse. The term 'water horse' was originally a name given to the, a creature similar to the, which has the head, neck and mane of a normal, legs like a horse,, and a long, two-lobed, -like tail. The term has also been used as a nickname for, particularly and. The name 'kelpie' has often been a nickname for many other Scottish lake monsters, such as and of and Lizzie of. Other names for these sea monsters include 'seahorse' (not referring to the fish) and 'hippocampus' (which is the name for seahorses).

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The usage of 'water horse' or 'kelpie' can often be a source of confusion; some consider the two terms to be synonymous, while others distinguish the water horse as a denizen of lochs and the kelpie of turbulent water such as rivers, fords, and waterfalls. Some authors call one creature of a certain place a kelpie while others call it a water horse. The name ' has been used for either creature. Flight of King Gradlon: Morvarc'h, the magical steed of King Gradlon of The King 's magical 'horse of the sea' (whose name literally means 'sea horse' in Breton) was said to have the ability to gallop upon the waves of the sea, in a similar fashion to the water horses of legend. Other lake monsters [ ] The water horse has often become a basic description of other lake monsters such as the Canadian monster and the monster. Is reputedly home to ', a that has been portrayed as a water horse.

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Settings [ ] Whilst most Scottish/Celtic places the water horse in a (particularly a loch that is famous for a lake monster, such as, or ), some and tales of water horses place them in the, making them. Most Highland loch have some kind of water-horse tradition, although a study of 19th-century literature of the time showed that only about sixty lochs and lochans merited a mention out of the thousands of bodies of water in Scotland. The water horse that was reputed to inhabit Loch Ness gained the most mentions in Highland literature. Sightings [ ] Water horse sightings were reported regularly during the 18th century, but it was not until the 19th century that sightings were recorded. • In 1846 Captain Christmas of the reported sighting 'an enormous, long-necked beast pursuing a school of ' somewhere between and the.

He described the creature as having a horse-like head and a neck as thick as a man's 'moving gracefully like a 's'. • On 6 August 1848 an officer of the corvette noticed an unusual looking animal swimming towards the ship. Harris Router Mapper Software Store there.

It was said to look similar to a with a 1.2-metre-long (4 ft) neck. Its head was about 38 or 41 cm (15 or 16 in) long.

It was reported to have no visible fins/flippers or tail, and it had what appeared to be a horsy mane on its neck with washed over its back. • In late 1883, two horse-headed beasts, one of them smaller than the other (suggesting or implying a ), were reported off the southern coast of. The crew of the American Hope On reported seeing a 6-metre-long (20 ft) creature submerge.

It was brownish coloured with black speckles and four legs/flippers with a tail 'that seemed to be divided into two parts' (implying the whale-like tail appearance) and all four limbs and tail were exposed when it reached the surface. A second creature that looked just like it only much smaller tagged along behind it. In the same year, a sighting of a similar looking creature occurred in the. This creature was reported as leaving behind a greasy /-like trail. References [ ] Citations.

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