What is the Montauk Monster?
In internet blogs, on YouTube, and uncountable websites, viewers have speculated on the identity of the Montauk Monster. In the most popular image of the Montauk Monster the beast appears to have a hard bony beak. It is the beak that fascinates and confounds viewers and it has led to a common theory that the Montauk Monster is a turtle missing its shell. Some believe it escaped from an animal testing facility nearby, a mutant perhaps. Others viewed the Montauk Monster as a beast from the sea, an alien, or even a mythical creature like a griffin. However, when the Fox News channel brought in Animal Planet expert Jeff Corwin, the conclusion was simple and mundane. It is little more than a decaying raccoon or a dog. Currently the corpse is missing. There are claims that it is tucked away, awaiting DNA analysis, but for those impatiently seeking an answer to the mystery, there is the photographic evidence. The most common image on the web is of the Montauk Monster lying on its belly, with
