Dòngwùxuéjiā pǔbiàn rènwéi Méngtuōkè guàishòu zhǐshì yí jù fǔlàn de huànxióng shītǐ.
Zoologists generally think the Montauk Monster was just a decayed raccoon carcass.
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In July 2008 a disfigured animal carcass washed up at Ditch Plains beach, Montauk, New York. The photo went viral; theories ranged from sea monster to Plum Island escapee. Consensus among biologists: a bloated, hairless, decomposing raccoon.
A 2008 internet cryptid mystery that turned out to be a decomposed raccoon — one of the most widely circulated cryptozoology hoaxes of the early viral era.
