It's no sloth:

- Extremely thin arms.
- Weirdly narrow shoulders/upper chest.
- Very different mouth.
- Different neck.
- Different eyes.
- Different nose.

That many (alleged) "mutations" cannot possibly occur at the same time.

Unless by means of genetic manipulation.



[edit on 17-9-2009 by DeepSea]

Originally posted by jinx880101
... Sloths are normaly only about 2 feet tall, have either 2 or three toes, depending if its nocturnal or diurnal. Sloths have small teeth and molers to chew their food. In the given pictures, I cannot see any trace of teeth in the creatures mouth....?

Correct. And for other reasons. Certainly no slothy boy.

How about a CROSSBREED of sloth and ...


[edit on 17-9-2009 by DeepSea]

As someone mentioned, it looks very much like a Sloth, albeit one that has drowned, or lain in water for a long enough period of time to take on moisture and swell. The lack of perspective in the photo leads me to think that it is much smaller than it appears, maybe 2.5 feet max.

The anatomy of the arms, claw, and overall size look very sloth like, the only confusing thing is the lack of fur. This however could again be explained by being submerged, perhaps from the waist up, for a period of time (to take account of the fur being present on the legs).

I also doubt that it was 'beaten' to death. It takes a 'lot' to inflict a fatal wound, and it is a messy affair. I don't see any cranial damage to the animal, and no wounds that would lead it to lose enough blood to have died that way. There is a total lack of bruising or abrasion.

Call me a believer in the best of human nature, but I also doubt that a 'bunch of kids' no matter how savage, could have really cornered a large animal, and perpetrated a sustained attack that led to it being 'stoned to death'... let alone do it without leaving marks!

This has all the hallmarks of a hoax, with a concocted story to make it seem feasible.

Probable events -

1. Sloth dies of natural causes, possibly next to a water course of some description.

2. A day or so later the body is partially submerged.

3. The body remains in the water, causing it to swell and lose the fur from the parts of the animal in the water.

4 Body is washed down stream and found.

The rest you know...

Just my 0.02€

from the metro source:

Zoologist Jacobo Arauz said it was likely the creature was likely to be a mutation and suggested it could be a form of sloth.

the verbage is very poor, this paper must be a rag along the lines of World News Weekly or such. Dont know if this quote helps my case or not. Somewhere in Panama?