Loch Ness Toad

Here's one of the oddest amphibian encounters ever. MIT scientists have been surveying the bottom of Loch Ness, and ran across this critter. From BBC News:

"US researchers carrying out a sonar survey of Loch Ness have been amazed to find a common toad crawling in the mud 324ft (98m) down.
"The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has been attempting to unravel the mysteries of the loch.
"However, MIT said it did not expect to come across the amphibian so far down.
"MIT president Bob Rines will tell the Oceans 07 engineering conference in Aberdeen about the toad and the survey next month." ...
"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.
"The institute said the scan was part of its continuing efforts to find animal remains preserved at the low temperatures at the loch bottom that might explain unusual sightings on the surface.
"Professor Watson's presentation to the conference will cover details of how the loch has changed over the past century."