Montauk Monster, the supposed monster that washed ashore at Montauk of Long Beach in New York this July, has caused a buzz in the blogosphere after its photo was first published on Gawker.com. If not the eagle-beak of this "alien" creature, nobody most probably had shown their great interests on the animal. Just because of that, many people wanna know what Montauk Monster indeed is. When scrutinizing the internet, we found there is currently no confirmatory conclusion drew on its identify. However, apparently, the analysis from William Wise, director of Stony Brook University's Living Marine Resources Institute, ruled out Montauk Monster is raccoon, shellless sea turtle, rodent or even a sheep:
A raccoon. ("The legs appear to be too long in proportion to the body.")
A sea turtle. ("Sea turtles do not have teeth.")
A rodent. ("Rodents have two huge, curved incisor teeth in front of their mouths.")
He said the general body shape looks like a dog or other canine ("Coyote?"). But that the "prominent eye ridge and the feet" don't match.
He said the feet and face look "somewhat ovine" - that would be like a sheep - but sheep don't have sharp teeth.
(Photo by Christina Pampalone/Newsday.com)