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It's Baaaack: Montauk Monster Reappears

What it is, no one knows

By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff

Posted May 11, 2009 1:31 PM CDT

(Newser) – It’s baaaack: the Montauk Monster—or something like it—has been spotted on a Long Island beach after sparking a flurry of blog speculation when it washed ashore last year, Gawker reports. The dead creature, which looks like a half-dog, half-pig with a beak, was stolen after its first appearance, according to the Montauk Monster blog. This time, the couple that said they found it bagged the body and took it home.

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The latest sighting of the Montauk Monster, as photographed by Nicky Papers. (montauk-monster.com)

The Montauk Monster has fueled wide speculation across the blogosphere. (Shutterstock)

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It's Baaaack: Montauk Monster Reappears