I'm no biologist, but I think it's a sloth.

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The forum discussion centers on a mysterious creature found in Panama, speculated to be either a shaved sloth or a sloth fetus. Four teenagers encountered the creature near a cave in Cerro Azul, leading to various theories about its identity. Participants debated its appearance, with some suggesting it resembles an alien or a mutant due to its unusual features, while others pointed out its claw structure as indicative of a sloth. The discussion highlights the ongoing fascination with bizarre creatures and the potential for misinformation surrounding such sightings.

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This story has gotten some decent publicity. Panamanian officials are saying it's a dead fetus? A dead fetus of what? Maybe a sloth?

A mystery creature in Panama was beaten to death by teens on Saturday. Four teens came upon a mystery creature in Panama while they were walking on near a cave in the city of Cerro Azul. The four teens were terrified of the mystery creature, which has subsequently been named the "Panama
Mystery Creature in Panama Beaten to Death by Teens
Monster."

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2191549/mystery_creature_in_panama_beaten_to.html
 
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It looks like a Hollywood alien. It's probably fake.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2gDhlP3DDs
 
http://sacredheritage.com/normita/images/sloth-3.jpg

Either a shaved sloth or sloth fetus, I'd say.
 
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lol? looks weird. i guess taking it as a sloth is the best explenation, and i am content with it.
 
I agree it looks much like a sloth especially with those claws. But I am confused how it could be a fetus. It looks massive!
 
Yes, the claw seems to be the dead giveaway. Fetus? I don't see that.

The kids shaved a dead sloth and faked the story, is my guess.
 
Or maybe lots of Nair®.
 
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According to the National Ambient Authority, they found a headless sloth on Tuesday. I doubt those kids were able to shave it, but maybe the animal had a disease or something that caused him to lose the hair.
 
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I thought that this was a Montauk monster thread again. But, nooo. This is a new monster. Funny how many are showing up with regularity lately, huh?

This one looks rubber.
 
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I don't think they shaved one. (wouldn't that be a ridiculous amount of work!)

It's just one that's been in water and lost its fur, much like the Montauk [strike]monster[/strike] raccoon.

If they said they killed it, they're lying - that thing's been dead a while.
 
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that poor ol' sloth...
 
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Anticitizen said:
Either a shaved sloth or sloth fetus, I'd say.

Not to say that it's an alien or something (I've seen human babies that look more like an alien than this), but the eyes aren't positioned the same (a sloth's eyes are usually right beside the nose and set back, these are above the nose and more forward), and the nose itself is shaped pretty differently with wider nostrils and no real point to it. Also the mouth isn't really shaped like a sloth's. The face in general seems a bit flat to be one, but I guess it could just be swollen or something. If that's true though, somehow only the face is swollen and the rest of the body seems to be pretty emaciated, especially the limbs. Maybe it's a mutant or something?

http://www.valleyanatomical.com/catalog/images/CA-DJL0014-Two-Toed-Sloth-M.jpg
 
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capncrunk said:
Not to say that it's an alien or something (I've seen human babies that look more like an alien than this), but the eyes aren't positioned the same...

Look at the picture of the live sloth. The eye positions are the same as the "creature". Claws, shape, and belly hair just showing in the pic of the creature makes it obvious it is a Sloth.

I don't think the sloth has been shaved or that it's a fetus. Notice the hair on the belly. Possibly it was too much for some big snake to digest and he regurgitated it after stomach fluids took off the hair. (I mean a BIG snake!)

My other hypothesis is that radiation from an Alien Death Ray caused the sloth's hair to fall off and then killed it.
 
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capncrunk said:
Maybe it's a mutant or something?

Or a mentally retarded one, if there even is such a thing with sloths... I'm assuming if it had some sort of mental retardation, like with humans, there would be noticeable differences in the facial features and the skull...

Or even a different breed of sloth. Different sloths have different facial features.