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Montauk Monster: Mystery animal corpse becomes web sensation
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by stvalentine | August 2, 2008 at 04:17 am
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The identity of this creature, which reportedly washed up on a New York beach last month, has captivated the blogosphere and is dividing animal experts.
- Have your say: What is the 'Montauk Monster'?
The beast, dubbed the Montauk Monster after the Long Island resort where it was discovered, has a hairless, leathery body, sharp teeth and what appears to be a beak.
A photo of the animal appeared on the gossip website Gawker earlier this week under the headline “Dead Monster Washes Ashore in Montauk”, and the story has since been picked up by US networks Fox News and CNN.
The woman who claims to have taken the original photo on Montauk beach on July 12 says she had no idea what the creature was.
"We were looking for a place to sit when we saw some people looking at something," said Jenna Hewitt.
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at 06:09 on August 4th, 2008
Can't people see it's a turtle that came out of it's shell somehow?
at 16:59 on August 5th, 2009
THE MONTAUK MONSTER IS CLAERLY A GOAT THAT HAS BEEN WASHED UP TO SHORE. IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY YOU WILL SEE THAT THERE ARE LITTLE PIECE OF FUR. THAT FUR IS EQUIVILENT TO A GOATS FUR. ALSO THE HIND LEGS ARE THE EXACT SAME OF A GOATS LEGS. THIS CREATURE MAY SEEM SMALLER THEN A GOAT BUT REALLY A GOATS FUR MAKES UP 3 TIMES MORE BODY THEN THE ACTUAL SKIN. THERE ARE ALSO LITTLE HORNS ON THE TOP OF ITZ HEAD. THAT ALSO SHOWS THAT IT IS A GOAT. WELL I HOPED YOU ENJOYED MY EXPLANATION ON THE MONTAUK MONSTER!