Is strange carcass another ‘Montauk Monster’?

Blogger says new remains found on N.Y. beach smell like 'rotten garbage'

May 14, 2009
msnbc.com

An odd creature has apparently washed up on New York's coast, sparking claims that it may be another so-called "Montauk Monster."

A similar carcass sparked an online and media frenzy last July after appearing at a popular surfing spot near Montauk, N.Y.

Nicky Papers, who runs a Web site dedicated to the mystery, says he was contacted by a couple on May 5 who "think they’ve found what appears to be the Montauk Monster" on the North Fork of Long Island.

Papers wrote that he traveled to Southold, N.Y., to view the remains.

"The beast smelled like a mix of low-tide and rotten garbage," Papers wrote. "It really smelled horrific. I couldn’t help but take numerous pictures of it and video clips."

He said the carcass was being kept in a "cooler full of ice."

'Race against the clock'Papers suggested there might be a link between the creature and the nearby Plum Island Animal Disease Center.

"If this is a genetic mishap from Plum Island, we’d like to sell the remains to an independent lab for study," he wrote on http://www.montauk-monster.com/. "It has become a race against the clock as the couple who originally found 'Beastie' are diligently putting more ice into the cooler to keep the carcass fresh."

Papers says he's "dedicated quite a bit of time to debunking all theories presented regarding the Montauk Monster" since establishing his Web site last summer.

"I haven't ruled out biological warfare on this yet," Papers added. "A diseased carcass floating in waterways around Long Island could be infecting the water."

Some bloggers speculated that the original "Montauk Monster" may have been a viral marketing ploy for an indie movie while others suggested it may actually be a decomposing dog, pig or raccoon.

I still think the 2008 critter is a pit-bull. This don't know--haven't seen any real photo's. Is there a good site?

The "Montauk Monster" mystery solved?

Mystified by the poor carcass that washed ashore on a Montauk beach recently, I did some serious looking at it and I believe it is a Pitbull, dumped in the ocean, probably after losing a fight.

Note the shape of the head. The eyes and ears are located just as a Pitbull. The ears are consistant with a Pit.

On the dead animal, all of the top teeth are missing, as is the entire muzzle.

With the teeth and muzzle missing, the part of the skull where the front teeth should be protrudes, causing it to look like a beak.

Look at the location and shape of the nasal cavity on the dead animal compared to the skull.

Compare the fangs on the dead animal to the lower fangs on the skull below--see how they curve outwards.

The hair that is left appears to be from a Pit that is Brindle colored.

You can see even in its decomposed condition that it had powerful chest muscles.

Other than that, it appears to be about the same size as a Pit, although there is nothing else in the photo to suggest scale.

And last, it is terribly bloated and had been in the water long enough to loose most of the hair, and with the muzzle missing, it has an eerily, monsterous look.

One of the witnesses of the animal said it looked like it had "died angry". I don't know in what way they meant, but with most of its face gone, it's not going to be very happy.

Of course that could have happened in the water, but if it was sea creatures eating on it, the ears and toes/claws and tail would also be gone.

I would like to read comments from everyone. I really think its a Pitbull.