The Monster of Lake Tota
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- Опубліковано 29 тра 2021
- This video is about a creature that allegedly inhabits the largest lake in Colombia, Lake Tota. I'm skeptical of lake monster claims, but the creature's origin, mythology, history, and context is certainly fascinating.
A few notes.
#1. I watched three docs on the Muisca, every expert pronounced it differently: Moose-ee-kuh, Mew-Skuh, Music-huh. I couldn’t find a single British expert saying it out loud, so I can’t be certain which is correct. (that was a joke, but damn do they have credibility with pronunciation)
#2. I spent all night cobbling this together. I’m not certain if the video at 1:22 is intentional or not… It seems like an accident, but it kind of makes sense. So…
#3. Can you find the hidden lions?
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Us bigfoots usually avoid deep water just in case it contains a sea monster
I read some cases where Sasquatch in British Columbia and Alaska. Swim up and climb on boats or are seen in swimming in water before they submerge. Chimps and Orangutans are capable of swimming
@@DigitalSniper18 Chimps can be taught how to swim but it is extreamly exhaustinh for them. They don‘t naturally know how to swim and will drown if they fall in water
How did I just know you would be here? 😂
He's here, he's there, he's every f*****g where, Big Fooooot, Big Foooot
@@DigitalSniper18 Chimps don't naturally swim, that's why in zoos chimpanzees are always on an island surrounded by water
I don't consider this video to be particularly well done or awe-inspiring, but I'm trying to grow some discipline and actually finish all the shorter subjects that I start but never finish. In addition to my longer videos.
Thank you all so much,
Bobby G.
Great video as always Bob, I'm just curious, where did you get that thumbnail lake monster photo from?
Do you post edit your videos after uploading them on youtube? Like updating old videos with new visual images. Because I swear on re watching some of your old videos I noticed some images and photos that I don't recognize. And I re watch your videos all the time so I tend to notice when I see something new that wasn't there before. or maybe I'm just losing my mind lol
Thank you for the video. Nice to see logic used in skepticism.
@@cha5 oh its been--floating--around the internet forever.
@@DigitalSniper18 I do not. I don't even think that's possible. You can trim an uploaded video, but not add.
It WOULD take a mad Scotsman to go to the island in the hopes of challenging a sea monster when everyone else was too scared
I wanted to make him look like Gordon Ramsey but Fred refused :(
Scotsman from Samurai Jack would do it.
@@BobGymlan lmau😂🤣😂🤣
@@BobGymlan Sean Connery (RIP)
I'll do it, right laddy, grab me wine skin sac, I'm on a trip for the Wallace Sword first!
God Bless
I'm the skeptic that has second thoughts while swimming in Lake Tota. Brave from afar but far from brave.
‘Brave from afar but far from brave.’
I’ll be taking that.
Bob can you do one on the oggopoggo or nhatik as the Okanagan nation aboriginals calls it. I grew up on Okanagan lake. And sightings go back as far as the 1800s I beleive
Honestly same if I hear something strange I rather not know and think it was a bear than have that "bear" take my arm off and beat me with it
does anyone else see some similarities with Lord of the Rings "watcher in the water"? I wonder if this story was the inspiration for that. Particularly the idea that the lake itself is poisoned by the creature.
@@MrChickennugget360 I'd say this story and many like it are an inspiration for a lord of the rings
I always keep Gymlan’s stuff in my bedtime file. Easy listening without a bunch of obnoxiously loud music and sound affects. Even though I’ve heard them over and over I always learn something I missed.
Same here ! Gifted story teller for sure
That’s what I do with Forensic Files...
💯💯💯 same same...
Yep. I listen to a lot of Fortean subjects channels at bedtime, more often than not falling asleep to it. Its obnoxious when there is long, loud music intro and outro. I could name the channels but I'm sure you know them already.
@@jugghead-1975 faxx 💯💯💯
Colombian here. The fact you went above and beyond in the research in regards to the culture, history and geography is why I love this channel. Also, a slight correction: the legend of El Dorado came from an actual Muisca ritual were their Zipa (southern ruler) would cover himself in gold dust, climb aboard a raft and throw jewels and golden trinkets into Lake Guatavita.
The legend of El Dorado as a lost, golden city came as result of poor re-tellings from the original tale, the name "El Dorado" actually means "The Golden One", in reference to the gold-covered Zipa. I've actually been to Lake Guatavita and let me tell you, it's a quiet, beautiful yet very ominous and eerie place.
Canadian here is it scary living in colombia? I mean it must be beautiful there but at the same time I heard it can be quite rough I guess there would be better areas and rougher areas right? I mean it's the same way in Canada not to the same extent but you don't want to go to BC that's for sure I live in Ontario it's slightly better here other than Toronto
Thanks for sharing that clarification and history!
Some European tried to drain the lake last century. The spot they dug is still visible on one side of the lake. I read a book on the dudes obsession with it. He actually got a few thousand worth of gold from dragging the lake. But spent a fortune trying to drain it.
@@jillconner5062 Europeans sacrificed everything for the yellow and grey shiny metals.
There’s been thousands of sightings of creatures all over the world
But where's the fanservice where you fight a gator-man alongside a random fanboy gas-station attendant?
It's a fine addition to my collection. Also, you're shorter than I expected.
@@BobGymlan You are a bold one.
@@BobGymlan Touché
Now that’s just silly.
@@BobGymlan 😆
I've wanted you to cover a sea monster for a while. I'm stoked!
I’m soaked… ok I’ll show myself out
@@wellpoint7961 Damn, you beat me to it!
@@ethankly12 🤣
Same!
Was hyped to see Fred Dunn's illustrations of those dinos
One more thing to add (perhaps I should have mentioned this in the video.) I watched several documentaries on the Muisca people, and each expert pronounced 'Muisca" differently...
Moose-EE-Kuh
Mew-EE-Skuh
Music-Kuh
I was at a loss for pronunciation, but I tried my best.
Thanks again.
Ya done good Bob, ya done good.
also ballena is pronounced
ba-yeh-na
Spanish speaker here =)
@@DigitalSniper18 😔
@@BobGymlan Thanks an awful lot for caring about pronunciation.
Greetings Mr. Gymlan ! Love ALL your videos so please keep 'em coming (at your pace of course !)
I'm commenting because immediately after reading your comment about pronunciation of Muisca, two or so comments down from yours there was a comment posted by a "SoulSoundMuisc" which seems to possibly be a typo - BUT the comment had NOTHING to do with your pronunciation - so I thought you might get a kick out of the coeenkeeddeenk !
Tommy C. in VA
I haven't watched the video yet, but had something I wanted to say to Bob directly. I, for a long while, have been a skeptic. Be it anything, religion, extraterrestrial life, cryptids, paranormal activity, you name it. Despite my lifelong fascination with these subjects, for many years I've been very comfortable in my cynicism toward them, and my confidence in straightforward explanations in regard to their true nature. Watching your videos religiously for the past 6 or so months has stirred something in me however. You have a painstakingly reasonable, almost mathematical approach to things generally regarded as mystical or unknowable. And through applying your perspective to my own, I feel like I've gained a deeper appreciation for many things, man. Im still a skeptic, I'm not an avid believer in anything I wasn't before. However, you've allowed me to take a step back and appreciate the POSSIBILITY of things outside my immediate understanding, rather than hamfistedly swatting those ideas away with a pompous know it all attitude. It's made me a better thinker. And any time you upload, I'm there immediately. Thank you Bob. You're the man.
Like Bob I am a trained biologist, and also like him I am incurably fascinated by subjects best left unbroached among colleagues. Skepticism is good, very good, unfortunately there are a lot of people, including extremely intelligent people, who somehow do not know the difference between skepticism and cynicism. That is, doubting because of insufficient evidence versus doubting because of a default assumption about people being deceptive, crazy, and/or ignorant, and therefore inherently unreliable witnesses. Maintaining the difference between these two "tools" is harder than ever, given the (admittedly brilliant) ways that entities with agendas have seized the power of the internet, using deception to gain support of the crazy and ignorant.
Case in point, if you were a corporate administrator who wanted to protect your deep investments in fossil fuels, you'd find it very hard to convince many scientists to throw away the whole meaning of their careers, even with better money, to become clowns who denounce climate science. It's much easier, cheaper, and more effective to sow doubt in science at the fundamental level, train your guard dogs with what they like, meat instead of whistles. If you can convince people who already believe in an almighty but invisible god that evolution is Satanic propaganda, and/or that the Smithsonian keeps Nephilim skeletons hidden from the public, along with proof of the Great Flood in global regions outside the Middle East, etc., then they will happily help you protect your oil revenues, because scientists must be lying about that too.
All this to say, skepticism is healthy and essential, but blind cynicism is literally insane and stupid. And look how bitter it makes people. My happy place, and I highly recommend it, is an oxymoron: devout agnosticism, LOL.
Open Mind ?
@@audreymuzingo933 I have been in-and-out of various sceptic/fortean/atheist communities for about 35 years (since before the internet). I think it's very rare, especially these days to find people who are sceptical because of insufficient evidence, and yet still find wonder in the mystery, or enjoyment in trying to come up with explanations.
The vast majority wish to debunk and will quickly jump to any explanation to both discredit the evidence and belittle the people presenting it. This seems to be the point for many.
Scepticism as a community, became very unhealthy quite a while ago, for a number of reason, but not least because it became fashionable.
@@audreymuzingo933 Not to mention, any scientists who may think that there are changes taking place in our climate, but may disagree on the results of that change (like maybe the world is not going to end in 10 years) or what may be causing it (and/or both) are quickly lumped-in with the lunatic fringe. AND lumped-in with the "oil-financed skeptic" community. This too has led to making adult conversations about the changes taking place even more difficult.
@@Doxymeister I don't know of any scientists saying the world is going to end in 10 years.
I’m actually really excited about this. It’s petty rare for me to learn about a cryptid I haven’t herd of.
same
Agreed
Josh Gates did an episode on Destination America channel.
Weird how this channel is not more popular, I'm quite late to the party as it were but been impressed with how insightful and compelling Bob's videos are, after watching a few his voice is like an old familiar friend now.
I appreciate that. Maybe someday.
8:57 Genus: Thumbnailius. Good one Bob
Of course the Englishman was a buff Scottish dude that was tough af and with a warriors honour.
Well, how else do you expect to raft to haunted monster island?
Have to be to take on deer.
He was not an Englishman at all then
Thos puns were so dry that they actually emptied the wetlands of their moisture.
😐
got the whole squad laughing 😐
Whoah, Whoah, Whoah Bobby boy, why is the “Englishman” quite clearly a proud Scotsman in the depiction? Let’s not get the two confused
I was hoping to find this comment
Exactly! Everyone knows that if he was a Scotsman, he'd be home before he had a chance to start.
@@facethestrange15yearsago81 makes no sense. Anyway, we thrashed you boys 0-0 the other night! Get it right up yah!🤣🤣
Hes an englishman using "SPORRAN POWER"
The fact that they farm trout "in" the lake. The floating nets would get shredded routinely and it would be uneconomic to manage.
Perfect for this rainy Sunday morning...thank you Mr Gymlan!!! I tell everyone I meet about your wonderful channel.
Rainy Sunday, well you must live on the east coast. N.J. ??
Thank you so much!
Love we get a history _and_ biology lesson under the guise of a cryptid story. _That's_ how you teach!
Frigging genius
Yea genuis..how did he ever learn to do that ..maybe tv been doing it for years and the last few years has become nauseating to the point that movies etc suck. A bunch of schoolmarms wagging the finger.
Just saw the most recent episode of Wartime Stories (great UA-cam channel). The episode was about some of the cryptids sighted by American GIs during the Vietnam War, things like the Ahool (bat people), lizard people, giant snakes (that are big enough to try and attack a helicopter), and giant river creatures. Pretty crazy and unbelievable. Who the hell knows what lives under the rainforest canopies of the world.
One I really like is the U 28 creature sighting... Very interesting
Rock apes too
Holy crap. 2 videos inside of a month. Christmas has come early :) Seriously, I usually just have a playlist of your videos playing in the background whenever I work. Can watch them again and again. This is awesome.
Thanks Bob! Have a great Saturday!
@stormy weather I only got 4 hours of sleep after being up for 24 working on the computer. Still feels like Saturday. And when it was Saturday I thought it was Friday. I made a mistake. Some people make mistakes. It's unfortunate that some people only get gratification in their lives pointing out other people's mistakes. Especially when it's thanking someone and wishing them a good day, even if it may have been the wrong one. Cheers, bud.
Ahhhh S**t!!! Bobbie Gymlan! Now It’s A Great Weekend! Thank You Bob!
How in the HECK do you do it, Bob?!
There I was, not five minutes ago thinking "I'm gonna rewatch some Bob Gymlan videos" and lo and behold, BAM! New vid!
It's uncanny!
Never clicked so fast I was watching Zedcast and flipped off to watch BOB
fact-check-true.
I was in yellowstone 2 weeks ago. I was surprised how much bigfoot/sasquatch history/lore, encounters and sightings, merchandise, statues, signs, and other Sasquatch related stuff was outside and inside the park. I drove through Montana and when you see how much WILD still out there it makes you more of a believer that something intelligent,surgical, and observant can remain hidden out there.
Come on out to Washington State. Plenty of places here for thing to hide. I have had family members that have seen Sasquatch. My Mom is one of them
Translation: To hell with logic man, I saw a big forest, damn man, must be something else out there coz it's big and I got spooked :DDD
What’s the Bigfoot stuff at Yellowstone?
After traveling the US back and forth from East to West coast for work I've come to the conclusion that there isn't enough evidence for either case. To many places where it's a vastness without humans and there is a reason for that. A primate couldn't survive in conditions outside of what would be suitable for a human to survive in. Organically they need roughly what we do to survive
HEY BOB YOU ROCK DUDE !!!!
Fascinating! Thanks! Always special to receive a notification from you!!
New Bob Gymlan! Only channel where I like before I even watch the video
LETS GO! I’ve been rewatching all the stuff on this channel, this is perfect 😼
People who say "let's go" need to be shot. Dumb zoomer
Litterally never miss a vid from you bro
Finally another film from Bob....my day has been saved!
It is a good day, when Bob uploads.
Hey Bob. It's great to see you post and I'm glad to catch it this early. You've hit alot of topics besides Bigfoot, especially recently that I've really enjoyed. You talk about subjects that are rare to find, which is great, because it means less personal bias. There's a certain topic though that I think is narrow enough to be settled in one video that may be up your alley: Fairies, the Fae, and even Doppelgangers. They're one of my favorite urban legends, and represent a strange fear of nature.
I saw the video uploaded and I instantly clicked.
Bob uploads and my day is brightened immediately
Nice video Bob. I love lake monsters like Nessie, Champ and Ogo Pogo. thank you for this video.
It is always a good day when you upload
Nothing makes a rainy Sunday afternoon quite like a new Bob Gymlan video....awesome!
Awesome and thanks Bob!
Currently crying tears of joy because you finally posted again
@@sidstevens9035 just by the way you comment it’s abundantly clear you’re a boomer😂 it doesn’t take much brain power to deduce that that comment is hyperbole my friend.
It's Bob Time! 😄
Thank You Bob! 🖤🤘🏻
🙋🤘
@@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812 🖖🏻😊♥️
I never know what to expect from this channel.
We like to keep you on your toes. ‘We’ being myself and my cat.
@@BobGymlan plot twist- the _cat's_ name is Bob Gymlan.
@@j74s98 😹
Hey Bob, just Fyi, you're one of my favorite posters on UA-cam, I just LOVE your videos, the way you narrate, the b roll you add, just about everything about your videos is awesome. Please don't stop.
Mr Gymlan Uploads a second time!
This is a whole epitome level of absolute *rejoice* and happiness!
I am perfectly content with shorter but informative uploads thanks a lot for the work!
Maybe it was actually a hyper derivered colossal aquatic snake there are examples of prehistoric presumed semi aquatic snakes
Wait, twice? Have I missed a video?
@@davidwatkins1734 He means the spring heeled jack one
Bob really does such a good job with all these cryptids, not just Bigfoot. To this day I can’t watch another video about the Lusca because they simply don’t compare to Bob’s.
That snake picture at 11:30... that was adorable
He just wants snoot boop 😔
Wow I'm early I LOVE YOUR WORK BOB
As a Colombian: well done.
By the way, the pronunciation of "Muysca" is hard, yes. You did your best. Another interesting place is the Lake of Fuquene (pronounced maybe like "fu-ken-a" for you) where legend says lives Fu, the Fox-Faced-One, a very old god.
I looked up several different documentaries, and each expert said it differently! So I was at a loss.
Moose-EE-Kuh
Mew-EE-Skuh
Music-Kuh
I just combined them all. Thank you!
@@BobGymlan the second one would be the most used here.
Another fun fact: most Muysca warriors went to battle carrying the mummy of a legendary ancestor on their back. So, imagine those guys, on the nude, covered with tattoos and gold and emeralds, carrying a mummy as a backpack.
I just think it's badass.
@@andresconrado Not my personal blend of badass but certainly badass.
Hey Bob! Another vid always puts a smile on my face. Cheers from Australia!
I can't wait to watch THANK YOU BOB GYMLAN !!!
I absolutely love your channel man
YES HES UPLOADED
also double YES for it bieng a topic i havent heard of!
So glad you uploaded today, I missed you hope you are doing well
HELL YES!!! ANOTHER GREAT VIDEO FROM BOB!!!
This is one of your best videos to date! I’m always excited when I get a notification that you uploaded!
One of the biggest factors affecting the size of marine life is the amount of oxygen in the water. This is usually introduced by current and drop. Monster or giant catfish are usually found around hydro-electric dams. Great video, as always.
Damn I needed a Bob Gymlan video right about now. Thanks, Bob.
Lions I’ve found:
The mountain Lion, the two lion heads on the Spaniard’s shield at 2:15 and again at 3:53, two lions on the crest of the Englishman at 6:22.
Woaaah you found them all!!!
Always stoked to see bobs uploaded thanks for the great work Bob much appreciated best to ya
Yeah! It's about time... I'm always thrilled when I see you've posted a new video. Thank you for these informative and incredibly well researched videos
It's sad that I used to watch this before the pandemic, on my way to school. Hearing his voice brings back peaceful memories about being ready to learn in a cool world
The world has grown mean.
It should be noted that the Amazon do have legends of Giant Snakes, so legends could have been exchanged between cultures in South America
Waited with anticipation and you delivered again! Thank you Bob you are the best 😃
Such an interesting and incredible sounding criptid, I can’t believe I haven’t heard of it until now. Incredible work as always Bob and Fred!
you know its a good day (or should i say spooky) when Bob posts a video
I appreciate your hard work researching Bob. I’m also excited to learn about more cryptids than just Bigfoot. Keep it up!
Thank you Bob for your time and in depth share . I'm looking forward to your next one.
Bob delivers everytime
My favorite videos from Bob Gymlan are the ones about Bigfoot-type hominids. This story was good, but didn’t capture my imagination as strongly as “The Cowman of Copalis Beach”, “It Came Into The Tent”, or the “Myakka Skunk Ape.” This tale reminds me of the Heavenly Lake Monster; reportedly dwelling in the Chinese lake of a volcanic caldera. That beast is said to have a “buffalo’s head”; whereas the beast of Lake Tota has a “head like an ox.”
The stories that capture your imagination the most are the ones that are written most like a story and thus are the ones more likely to be faked.
Oh joy!!! I needed a new story from ol B.G.Fosheezy. thanks pal!! You, as always, kick ass.
Thank you for the awesome content as always!🤘🤘
Hell yea, love your vids bro
Thank you! This is just what i need after a day full of hard work.
HELL YEAH!!! BREAK TIME TREAT AGAIN!!!! This time, sea monster flavored :3 💜
You have become one of my favourite channels keep up the good work !
I love your work man
Keep up the good work
Best Sunday of the month! New Bob Video. An Englishman in a kilt huh? I can feel my neighbours to the north foaming at the sporran.
I must be confused. Wasn’t Scotland already part of England by the 1750s? So wouldn’t Scotsman be called an Englishman?
I’m not trying to be a snoot, I really don’t know.
Woah....easy tiger! No. No Scotsman has ever been called a Englishman. As a scot I was a wee bit confused by the kilt wearing, claymore wielding Londoner 😆😆 Keep up the great work Bob 👍
It’s an easy mistake, you’re not wrong btw Scotland is part of the isles. However a proud Scot would hate hate hate to be called an Englishman. No bitching or hate from me, love your videos Bob.
Definitely appreciate that you research the indigenous stories and credit them with respect it means allot
Ugh 🤦♀️
Thank you. Much to learn and much to revere.
@@lunarluger3498 whats up with the "ugh"
@@lunarluger3498 don’t “ugh” it’s the correct way to approach things , those people know more than us about the fauna in their surrounding
@@mookiestewart3776 no, they definitely don’t.
Glad you're back!
This ones gonna blow up Bob!.. keep em coming! 👍
Todays gonna be a good day thanks bob! Hope youre havin a good one brotha
As a latina who is a new fan of this channel but has had a life long obsession with Nessie, I'm overjoyed by this video! Que vive el monstro del lago Tota! 🐍🌊
Always a good day when Bob Gymlan turns up on my feed
Masterful pronunciation of Piedrahita, respect the attention to accuracy. Great job as always Bob!
*Bob Gymlan making the holiday weekend even better!*
Why is the Englishman decked out with a kilt and a Claymore??
Because you weren’t supposed to be edumacated .
Because at that point, Scotland was part of England, and it was fun to imagine a Scotsman (also/and/or Englishman) getting all hyped up to conquer monster island.
@@BobGymlan
That's a good enough reason.
@@BobGymlan hate to argue with one my favourite content creators but Scotland was part of Great Britain not England. Both kingdoms still retained distinct cultures and customs to each other as they do to this day.
That being said I did hear someone once say that the kilt was actually an English invention but I don't know if that's true.
@@hutch1319 hey, no argument here man, I’m wrong all the time.
I’d just say that at a similar time, an American from Alabama may say they’re from the CSA, but they were still USA.
Great video!
Excellent and level headed examination. Thank you for your clarity.
Here comes Bob with more intriguing tales of the strange 😁
An eel tooth was recovered from a Deer carcass near Loch Ness, it was 5 inches long and equates to an Eel 60ft long with a 6ft maw, larger than that of a T Rex. DNA research led scientists to admit Nessie and other lake monsters could infact be gigantic landlocked eels
Holy crap. Where did you learn this???
Is there a link to this this online?
Link?
First I have heard an am close by
i'd love to read that if you could link it
Wow that was an amazing documentation! Beautifully researched, amazing drawings and art, perfect flow of language. Easily one of my new favorite channels!
Thanks Bob!!
Hell of a thing to wake up to, gonna be a great day
"Ballena", i.e, the Spanish word for "whale" is pronounced 'bah-YEH-nah', rather than 'bah-LEHN-nah'. Double L's in Spanish = the sound of an English Y. As in "tortilla."
Excellent as usual. Different but very interesting. Thanks for the effort that goes into these videos.
The flow of watery puns in this video made it well worth the watch! 👍🏼👍🏼 Excellent content as always. Thanks Bob!
Oh man this is the greatest day ever!
I would love to hear your thoughts on the Lake Champlain monster and Sandra Mansi photograph. Your thoughts and points are very effective.
Yes!! Champ deserves his/her/its own presentation.
@@marktwain368 on top of that I would love to see what Bob has to say about Nessie.
Nevermind this vid pretty much explains it lol
I love you videos. Your voice and delivery are great. Thanks!
Thank you Bob for another video!