Montauk Monster

41°02′21″N 71°55′07″W / 41.039132°N 71.918714°W / 41.039132; -71.918714

This photograph of the creature's carcass appeared in July 2008, quickly circulating through local paper and the Internet.

The "Montauk Monster" was an animal carcass that washed ashore on a beach near the business district of Montauk, New York, in July 2008.[1][2] The identity of the creature and the veracity of stories surrounding it have been the subject of controversy and speculation. The corpse was eventually decided by experts to be that of a water-degraded raccoon.[3][4]

  1. ^ Lawson, Richard (2008-07-29). "Dead Monster Washes Ashore in Montauk". Gawker. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
  2. ^ "Video – Breaking News Videos from". CNN.com. 2006-11-16. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
  3. ^ "What was the Montauk monster? : Tetrapod Zoology". Scienceblogs.com. 2008-08-04. Retrieved 2009-06-08.
  4. ^ Wagenseil, Paul (2008-08-01). "'Montauk Monster' mystery gets more mysterious". Fox News. Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2015-02-17.