I know this is an old posting, but I would like to comment. I live in Boca Raton, Fl. A few months ago, my 16 year old daughter told me about an animal she spotted in the canal or lake (i’m not sure what it is) behind our home. She was walking our dog, when she spotted something coming out of the water and sort of crawling onto to the grass. She said it looked like a seal but it had a weird tail. Needless to say, I didn’t believe her story, and thought maybe she was seeing things or she saw something else. Anyway, a few weeks ago, I was talking with my brother in law (grown man) who also told me about a story that sounded way too similar. He described the animal looking almost like a seal, but it had a weird tail and both stories soundes a like. I called my daughter right away, and both of them shared their stories again. For my daughter, it was a relief, knowing someone else saw the same thing.

I started googling for an animal that resembles a seal in south florida, so I can educate my daughter and brother in law, when I ran into this story… The drawing looks like the animal, both, my daugther and brother in law described to me. I have emailed both of them the drawing and the picture to see if it looks familiar to them.

For the person who wrote the story in 2006 regarding this Prehistoric seal or whatever it it, I believe your story and we will wait to see what happens. I am asking you to please send the clips or pics. I am so curious to see what kind of animal that thing is. It’s not only in Tampa, they are here in Boca Raton, FL too….

You all should know that in my opinion Craig has a very open mind and was always appropriate withme in spite of my aggressive toned and sometimes insulting emails to him.

Loren simply doesn’t believe me. Or at least that’s the idea I get from his comments on the matter.

Also, on the footage I’ve sent there are a few “other” things swimming around in the area that defy explanation. Or at least I can’t even begin to understand what I’ve seen.

See for yourself soon. Z.

Frankly? I don’t believe a word of it. The first picture just looks so completely wrong (admitted I’m no expert) and just not animal-like. The second one could be anything and the drawing is just a drawing and proves nothing. The way the whole issue has been presented makes no sense. If I found or saw an animal previously unknown I would probably put something up here but I would also be going to Universities, magazines and the media in general, unless of course I had no confidence in the claim and just wanted five minutes of fame.

Sincerely, Mark Z.

I’ve been very well-behaved this year for once, so please, please would you leave me and my friends a *real* cryptid photo this year?

Love,

Sunny

(your cookies and milk are on the table)

Now.

A drawing’s a drawing — my son did one this afternoon of a Sasquatch with a horn. Hey, who’s to say? Don’t put much stock in drawings, especially when they don’t come with whens and hows and whos.

First photo — mangrove swamps don’t look like that — they’re not mangrove trees for starters, and mangrove trees don’t grow in dirt. And anybody who thinks that estuaries in Florida have long sloping clay banks needs to take a serious look at the map, ’cause you ain’t in Florida, babe. Further, I’m no expert on photography, but that one looks like someone’s having fun with Photoshop again.

Second photo (coughs) manatee.

A very warm and merry whatever-you-celebrate to all — hope we all get what’s on my list.