Comments on: Swimming Maine Mystery Animal

By: Windwalker7

Windwalker7 — Sat, 12 May 2007 20:59:42 +0000

I apologize for my frustration.

I understand NOW, that only the first video is the one in question. Sorry, I missed that part.

It isn’t a moose.

I still say it is a beaver except that there does appear to be too much of the head above the surface of the water.

I’m sticking with beaver.

By: Bob Michaels

Bob Michaels — Fri, 11 May 2007 01:33:58 +0000

It could be a Duck Billed Beaver Puss, a mammal that lays eggs that hatch into Beaverpusses.

By: ridgerunner

ridgerunner — Wed, 09 May 2007 23:08:19 +0000

It could be a beaver but the head reminds me of a Fisher Cat (Martes Pennanti). They are common in New England and responsible for many missing house cats and small dogs.

By: mystery_man

mystery_man — Wed, 09 May 2007 15:34:32 +0000

Rockerem- Read the blog and the comments from Loren and I. Only the TOP one is an unknown. The others are what you say they are.

By: RockerEm

RockerEm — Wed, 09 May 2007 09:38:17 +0000

1st one no clue, too blurry
2nd one, a beaver
3rd, beaverrrrrrrr
4th wont play
5 & 6th both moose
7th MOOSE

By: springheeledjack

springheeledjack — Wed, 09 May 2007 03:58:13 +0000

I do agree with the point of the article however, in our excitement to see something crypto, as observers and as cryptos, we also have to keep our own judgment under scrutiny lest we be taken for a ride by our desires to see that which we want and not what we truly seek.

By: springheeledjack

springheeledjack — Wed, 09 May 2007 03:37:54 +0000

As for what is in the first footage, definitely smacks of something known.

On the other hand, I agree with Mystery-Man, according to the author/recorder of the footage, if he was by himself, we don’t know that what he got is actually what his uncle saw…and we do not know at this point if the uncle was along at the time.

If the uncle was along, then I say they are definitely mis-identifying a known critter, but if not, then it could be that the uncle did indeed see something else entirely.

Once again, we only get scant information and just a tantalizing video from the infamous YouTube.

By: Loren Coleman

Loren Coleman — Wed, 09 May 2007 02:54:20 +0000

Perhaps I am misunderstanding the level of concern, frustration, or confusion on the part of Windwalker7, but there is only ONE of these tapes that are labeled as “unknown.” That is the first one that is noted as a “mystery animal.”

It was posted as such; please re-read the blog.

However, this entire blog was an illustration of how a probable common ordinary animal (#1), via distance and the use of an old videocamera, can be turned into a cryptid, when it surely must not be one.

All the other videotapes here are of known, recognized, and non-cryptid species of two kinds - beaver and moose. One of the moose is of a young (calf) coming to its mother. None are noted as unknowns by any of the people who have posted them on YouTube. They were posted here to illustrate what closer imagery shows of species swimming.

No trickery or need for identification is needed on those. They are all of known and not mystery animals.

By: mystery_man

mystery_man — Wed, 09 May 2007 02:52:53 +0000

Windwalker7- Not all of the videos are supposed to be anything strange. Read the article, it is only THE TOP video that is the supposed cryptid. The others are videos of beavers and moose for comparison purposes.

By: DWA

DWA — Wed, 09 May 2007 01:36:37 +0000

Um, Richard888: that’s sorta how you know it’s fake.

I can’t believe I came back just to say that.

Like Windwalker7, I am astounded that as of my post there are 20 on here.

(And that he and I have 1/5 of them. :-D)