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'Montauk Monster' Killed in Panama

Hairless creature on beach confounds cryptozoologists

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 18, 2009 4:03 AM CDT

(Newser) – A bizarre-looking creature found on a Panama beach has excited the world of cryptozoology, the Daily Telegraph reports. A group of teens said they feared for their safety and beat the hairless creature to death as it crawled from a cave and moved toward them. The animal—dubbed "Gollum" in the press—has been compared to the "Montauk Monster" photographed last year. Others believe it may be a hairless sloth.

While some say it may be a being from another planet, others simply believe that is an animal, Panama's Telemetro wrote.
"While some say it may be a being from another planet, others simply believe that is an animal," Panama's Telemetro wrote.   (Telemetro)
A group of Panamanian teenagers say they killed this creature on a beach last week and returned later to take photographs.
A group of Panamanian teenagers say they killed this creature on a beach last week and returned later to take photographs.   (Telemetro)
The creature has been nicknamed Gollum in the British press.
The creature has been nicknamed "Gollum" in the British press.   (Telemetro)
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Guest
Sep 21, 2009 7:48 AM CDT
Yes it does look a lot like a sloth. but it's eyes would be gone if it has been soaking in water. and it's flesh is too evenly pink for it's hair to have sloughed off. where's the teeth? poor thing.
bewilderbeast
Sep 21, 2009 5:21 AM CDT
You look too far for your symbols. Picture American soldiers killing innocent Iraqi civilians and you'll have exactly what happens when ignorant people come across something they don't understand.
bewilderbeast
Sep 21, 2009 5:17 AM CDT
That's us humans for you: A harmless creature appears, and because we know nothing about it, we beat it to death. "Homo sapiens"??? Homo ignoramus, actually.

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