The riddle of the beaked beast found on a upscale East Hampton, N.Y., beach in mid-July got even trickier Thursday as various experts weighed in — and its "discoverers" revealed they might have something mysterious of their own planned.

First, "Animal Planet" wildlife expert Jeff Corwin appeared on FOX News Channel to proclaim that we're all suckers.

"What you think is a beak is actually the canine teeth," Corwin told Bill Hemmer and Megyn Kelly. "What we have is an incredibly rare" — dramatic pause — "raccoon."

Searched far and wide for another post about this, but came up with nothing.


This thing washed up on a beach in Mauntauk on July 12.


Quoted from this article: http://gawker.com/5030531/dead-monster-was...hore-in-montauk

Around the internet, ideas range from viral marketing schemes, to a dead dog, to a Photoshop scam. Opinions, anyone?

My article about it is here:
http://enturtainmunt.blogspot.com/2008/07/...in-montauk.html

Another article concerning the "monster" is located here:
http://www.newsday.com/ny-lijoye0731,0,5442174.column