Any idea what this thing is?

[The Straight Story]

Creature was found by Russian soldiers on Sakhalin shoreline. Sakhalin area is situated near to Japan, it’s the most eastern part of Russia, almost 5000 miles to East from Moscow (Russia is huge). People don’t know who is it.

According to the bones and teeth - it is not a fish. According to its skeleton - it’s not a crocodile or alligator. It has a skin with hair or fur.

It has been said that it was taken by Russian special services for in-depth studies, and we are lucky that people who encountered it first made those photos before it was brought away.






More here:

http://www.tutztutz.com/2008/02/unknown-creature-was-found-by-soldiers/

[Goat or Panic]

1. I was wondering

why we hadn't heard from Ann Coulter in a while.

[tblue]

2. John McCain?

[Taverner]

3. Looks like someone merged a crocodile, whale and horse skeleton

[valerief]

4. A decomposed yakfish. We call them Republican presidential candidates here. nt

[tridim]

5. A hoax?

[Sparkly]

6. Whatever it is, I hope it's the last one.

:scared:

[lame54]

7. An exhibit at the creation museum

[TomInTib]

8. It's ugly, is what it is.

When I saw the first pic, I thought they had exhumed Ronnie Reagan for display and homage at the '08 Convention.


Damn, I would hate to find that thing in my swimming pool.

[wtmusic]

9. That there's a Jackalope-igator

Had to wrassle one o' them f*ckers one time -- damn near pulled me under.

:wow:

[Muttocracy]

10. I vote orca

http://www.racerocks.com/racerock/marmam/whale/L51orca/L51orca.htm

[Lerkfish]

14. good guess!

seems about right to me

[The Straight Story]

19. The wife (autmnmist) told me she saw this on TV and it was a young whale

So you are probably spot on. I don't have a link to anything yet on it, but if I find one I will post it.

[Richard Steele]

20. No, look at the teeth. That was no Orca.

Sure looks like it was something with a similar size & shape though, doesn't it?

[Muttocracy]

22. The teeth are part of the reason I thought so.

Orcas (aka killer whales) are predators with bigger sharper teeth than most other whales. But I'll take another look. That was one of the first things that came up for googling orca skeleton.

[Richard Steele]

23. Those look like broad, flat HERBIVORE teeth to me.

Some species of manatee, perhaps?

[Muttocracy]

24. nope, those are sharp teeth; manatees have teeth like elephants; wrong location

There are orcas in the north Pacific (e.g., Alaska), no manatees there.

Manatees have rounder heads, broader jaws (google manatee skull), much smaller overall.

edit to add - here's some good photos
http://www.skullsite.co.uk/Manatee/manatee.htm

[Lex]

11. snuffleupagus?

[slowry]

12. SOLVED

[Lerkfish]

15. I loved that movie

[Ian David]

16. You beat me to it! n/t

[Lerkfish]

13. Camel?

just guessin

[sam sarrha]

17. looks like McCain shit out what's been make'n him cranky

:hurts: :wow: :hide:

[pansypoo53219]

18. I was thinking camel

or wooly mammoth, but that's unlikely.

[livvy]

21. I don't know what it is...

but did anyone read the comments after the story? Hell's bells, the comments scared the crap out of me. There are real "people" behind these comments. This creature is more evolved than they are.
:scared: