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August 4, 2008 | 10:40 pm

A new theory on the Montauk monster

Posted by Brad A. Greenberg

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Folks are still hysterical over the origin, and species, of the Montauk monster. (Don’t worry: It was definitely not the Pale Horse of the Apocalypse.)

The blogger at Tetrapod Zoology makes a strong case that the curious creature was actually a quite common mammal. It was a raccoon, not the dog that I thought.

“As you can see from the composite image shown here, the match for a raccoon is perfect once we compare the dentition and proportions,” Darren Naish writes. “The Montauk animal has lost its upper canines (you can even see the empty sockets), and if you’re surprised by the length of the Montauk animal’s limbs, note that - like a lot of mammals we ordinarily assume to be relatively short-legged - raccoons are actually surprisingly leggy.”

Poor, old, decomposed Monty. Frankly, I’m not sure what I’m more scared of: a mini monster or a rotting raccoon.

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As long as they don’t try the discredited exploding whale technique to clear the beach when you’re around, I think you’re safe.

Comment by The Web Guy on 8/04/08 at 11:01 pm

Do a yahoo image search and type in Tapir. That’s what I think it looks like. The skins are very similar and don’t forget….fish may have been nibbling on this thing in the water and we don’t know how long it’s been decomposing.

Comment by StormyKnight on 8/05/08 at 4:53 am

it looks so fake u all can kiss my bahonkey

Comment by Dante' Crowley on 8/21/08 at 3:55 pm

Okay, so did the hair fall off? It doesn’t look like a racoon to me. =/

Comment by JEEZEE on 8/21/08 at 4:01 pm

well its kinda odd but what ever happend to it from what i hear someone took off with it. what kinda sick people are there. and what are they doing with it lol. and i dont think its a racoon. we hear of it on the news then its gone and who took the picture those are some questions id like answered. these strange creatures no one has proof of. i feel just like them cuz im the nice guys chicks hunt for. but end up with some jerk that treat them bad.. here i am ladies im real…maximus

Comment by maximus on 8/21/08 at 5:25 pm

hohohohohohhoo

Comment by goni on 8/25/08 at 6:50 am

lol

Comment by sdgsdfgfsd on 8/25/08 at 7:35 am

What people have failed to realize is this may be one of satan helpers that the salt water killed and now they know that salt water is not away to approch the earth so look out they will come another way. so if one does not belive in God you better start.

Comment by JEANNIE JONES on 8/26/08 at 6:46 pm

After a corpse has been in water for a prolonged time, the skin sloughs off. By the bloating evidenced by the photo, this is what caused the hair loss. And a case of mange may contribute. It’s not a tapir because like deer, the molars of an herbivore like a tapir are located a significant distance from the incisors in the front of the mouth.

Comment by MM on 12/18/08 at 10:10 pm

A Year Later…The Truth Behind the Montauk Monster, Revealed

http://assme.org/2009/06/04/a-year-laterthe-truth-behind-the-montauk-monster-revealed/

... last summer, he and two friends were goofing off 15 miles west of Montauk, on a beach on shelter island. It was the weekend before July 4th, and the trio were making a raft and putting all sorts of debris on it, just for fun: watermelons, scraps of cloth, plastic swimmie duck, etc. When suddenly one of the guys finds a dead raccoon half-buried in the sand.

Now, my friend isn’t the type to take dead animals and set them on fire and float them off in the sea (he’s vegan), but, in his words, “this creature was honored with a viking funeral, not merely exploited for crass entertainment.” Basically, though, they were just being dumb. “In the interest of full disclosure,” he admits, “this did happen shortly after a waterboarding endurance competition, and just before a clothespins-on-your-genitals challenge.”

Comment by Ben Plonie on 6/07/09 at 3:21 am

Could this sort of thing be photoshopped?  I mean all thats been presented is the picture and it looks real to me, but I’m skeptic because of how good some people are with photoshop.  Think I’d believe it was real if it was actually shown by live camera with several professionals poking and prodding at it.  Not to mention the thing has already been said to be removed by some bum on a beach.  Whoever might have taken it should be tracked down so the creature can be examined by the scientific community if the thing is real.

Comment by dildo on 12/10/09 at 3:44 am

If its a rotting raccoon, then definitely it won’t be very nice to look at.

Comment by Livecam mit Spitzengirls on 1/07/10 at 11:31 am

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