“Manhattan Monster Mania” has taken over the Internet.
The hysteria touched off on Monday when Gothamist published a photo of a hairless animal carcass found in the sand along the East River. The images were taken by photographer Denise Ginley over the weekend as she was walking under the Brooklyn Bridge.
While there’s still no conclusive evidence as to what the grisly-looking creature may be (the New York Parks Department managed to dispose of the evidence after declaring it was a cooked pig), the decomposed body is reminiscent of another furless animal, dubbed the “Montauk Monster,” that washed up on Long Island beach in 2008.
This made us wonder: Is the “Manhattan Monster” really all that unusual?
Maybe not.
Nicky Papers is the founder of Montauk-Monster.com, a site devoted to “uncovering the truth about the original “Montauk Monster.” Over the past couple of years, readers have sent her dozens of photos of other mysterious creatures found on beaches. It turns out, there are quite a few! Especially in Connecticut and Long Island!
Papers was kind enough to share some photos with us. Head over to the website for the full set.
Found April 2009 in Old Lyme, CT. According to the eyewitness, “The police had showed up to check out the site, and shortly after there were men in unusual uniform who came to take the specimen away.”
Source: Montauk Monster
Found along the beach in Milford, CT.
Source: Montauk Monster
Found on a beach on Northwestern Long Island, in Lloyd Neck, N.Y.
Source: Montauk Monster
Found Jan. 30, 2012, on the beach in Bayville, N.Y.
Source: Montauk Monster
Found Feb. 20, 2012, at Heather Hill, a beach south of Montauk Point.
Found on March 20, 2012, on Galveston Island in Texas.
Source: Montauk Monster
Found April 20, 2012, on the outskirts of Montreal.
Source: Montauk Monster
Found in 2010 in St. Josephs, Missouri.
Source: Montauk Monster
Found on the beach in New London, CT.
Source: Montauk Monster
Found on Silver Sands Beach in Milford, CT in 2010.
Source: Montauk Monster
These look suspiciously like the drive-thru broiled chicken I got last Thursday! And they wouldn’t even accept my discount coupon! The nerve!
Two words – Plum Island