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Return of the Montauk Monster

By , About.com GuideMay 12, 2009

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Not to be confused with the Great Montauk Monster Incident of 2008 (aka the discovery of a bloated raccoon carcass on a Long Island beach last July), this year's "Montauk Monster" find already has its own website and YouTube presence. The festering remains were stumbled upon last week in Southold, New York and are currently preserved in an ice chest.

It's too soon to say what kind of dead animal it really is, but trust me: it's neither an "alien" from outer space nor a carrier of H1N1 influenza (swine flu) as some excitable minds have speculated.

Stay tuned for updates.

Read more:
Montauk Monster: The Truth, The Legend, The Mystery
Montauk Monster Washes Up Again
Video: Montauk Monster Found on Long Island (2009)
'Montauk Monster' Was Evidently a Dead Raccoon (2008)

Comments

May 14, 2009 at 12:35 am
(1) Derek says:

It’s a Penguin.

May 14, 2009 at 10:47 am
(2) Beth says:

Any excuse for boys to muck about with gross remains, eh? ;)

May 14, 2009 at 1:29 pm
(3) jessica says:

My guess is a discarded pitbull bait dog.

May 14, 2009 at 3:12 pm
(4) Lena says:

I agree with the first post. I think this “monster” is really the remains of a penguin. Just look at its beak, and its two stubby legs and short, winglike arms. It was probably from some aquarium or zoo or something…I mean, dead captivated penguins have to be disposed somewhere…right? And most trash DOES make it back to the ocean!

May 14, 2009 at 4:51 pm
(5) EJ says:

I still say it is my ex-wife.

May 14, 2009 at 10:21 pm
(6) Matt says:

The teeth of both the rodentia (mice, rats, and yes, nutria) and the canids (dogs, wolves and foxes) are very distinctive.

Of the carcasses whose skulls I can clearly see, each is clearly a dog, purely and simply. Not racoons, definitely not nutria, and certainly not a penguin (ever see a beak with teeth, anyway?). It’s just a plain old dead dog. Sadly, Jessica might be exactly right.

Take a look here and see for yourself: http://www.pictures-of-puppies-and-dogs.com/images/anatomy/dog_teeth.jpg

June 27, 2011 at 1:34 pm
(7) james says:

a dog really its not a dog dogs dont have beaks or atleast mine dont

May 26, 2009 at 2:09 pm
(8) Devin says:

i think it is a clown!!!

May 28, 2009 at 11:26 pm
(9) mank says:

It is a PIG!!

June 15, 2009 at 6:17 pm
(10) Chris says:

it is a hipogriph if you comepare the picture of the monster and a hipogriph they look the same.

November 3, 2010 at 6:51 pm
(11) jennifer april johnson says:

well ill tell you i think if soo true, witch nothing is ever true .well im right i think some kind of gargole mix breed monster if true..thanks from jennifer

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