http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/...ens-Panama.html

"The Telemetro website said some speculation had suggested it was a creature from another planet."


Preposterous. There is no way that creature could drive a spaceship or perform anal probes with those hooked claws.

wooww very interesting new article indeedy..... updates as this continues

That photo is more disturbing than our deteriorating raccoon.

But ... either Panama has a new species of cave sloth, or this is another water logged carcass which we cannot see in it's entirety. I vote sloth carcass.

Or ... a baby homo subteraneus from "The Descent". Or ... the thing from "Eraserhead"

Nice find, Punisher.

We really can't verify anything based on a 'dead creature' (in a picture). There have been too many odd costumes made in the last few years. This could be a Lord of the Rings type character, something from Stan Winston's studios, with fur removed above the waist. (LotR was probably mostly CGI, but you get my drift).


Removed Religion reference ~ RRS

So thats that a dead sloth looks like with no hair. Interesting photo though.

Striking image.... but clearly a sloth (if real, which I see little reason to doubt). Another example of selective photography (or publication of) because surely better pics of the feet/claws give it away.

Yep, it's a sloth
They look like E.T. even with hair.

No way that came through Montauk water this time of year. Ever see a bluefish blitz?

Hi

A little more time on this Forum and you might change your mind about that ~


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Tim

A dead sloth that had mange maybe?? Don't sloths have big bodies and small heads like that one in the pic?

Well, it's obvious to me it's a 3 toed Mars creature whose flying saucer wrecked here on Earth. Its nifty ray gun misfired and a bunch of emo teens were on it faster than MM on a KFC.

Yes, I'm kidding. Poor waterlogged sloth that washed up is my vote.

I wish they'd give those saucers a tune up and check the carburetors before taking off.

That is exactly what I was thinking! but it is from Venus though

Bob

Cuz anal probe outings are serious business ...

LMAO!!!

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/864674/go...otted-in-panama hey researchers injoy reading the new article ok

It's a dead sloth you can see it's clawed appendage. I was stationed in Panama '95-98 and remember early one morning having to stop and literally pick one of these things up and take it to the side it was trying to get to because it was in the middle of the road.. We were late for a fishing tournament..

It's clearly a sloth. I know becasue I used to proudly own one.

Here is a picture of me with my long lost three toed sloth.....Maybel



It's sad, because I can still vividly remember the last time we were together before she disappeared....walking together along a rocky beach near Mantauk.....it was a nice sunny day......waitaminute.........MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYBEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLL!

UH OH... I think we've identified the critter as poor Maybell, rest her soul.

Maybe it drifted over from Plum Island.

If that pic was taken down in Panama, isn't that in South America somewhere? If so, wouldn't sloths be native to there anyways??

That story is messed up. Either the kids are lying or they beat a sloth to death. Beating to death aside (which I hope is not the case)....If you asked me what one animal should NEVER be approached or disturbed by humans.... I would say the sloth. If you are curious, be curious from afar. Zoo keepers and nature show hosts that handle these creatures are stressing it out. I get mad when I see that on TV. No matter what lesson they wish to teach to their audience about the sloth, they are completely missing the most important lesson. Forcing them to react in our speed of time (which they can do) can take a terrible toll on it's cardiovascular, endocrine and nervous systems. If you don't give it a heart attack, adrenal fatigue for this animal can compromise it's immune functions.

I agree with you Furious..