White River Monster

by Jacob White

White River Monster

​characteristics

• ​20 feet long

• ​8 feet wide

• ​grey peeling yet oily skin

• ​horn

• ​spiny back

• ​3 toed, 14 inch feet

• ​face of a catfish

​major sightings

• ​first sighted in 1915 by a plantation owner

• ​second sighting in 1935 by a fisherman followed by over 100 sightings

• ​third sighting was in 1971, and resulted in the creation of the White River Monster Sanctuary

​Other Possibilities

• ​Joe Nickell a biologist says it is a florida manatee

• ​Roy Mackell says an elephant seal

Multiple Choice

What does the beast look like according to reports

• 40 feet long

  ​13 feet wide

  ​dry grey peeling skin

  2 ​horns

  ​spiked back

  ​5 toed, 12 inch feet

  ​face of a catfish

• your mom

• 20 feet long

  ​8 feet wide

  ​grey peeling yet oily skin

  ​horn

  ​spiny back

  ​3 toed, 14 inch feet

  ​face of a catfish

• 68 feet long

  ​25 feet wide

  ​grey, smooth, and oily skin

  one ​horn

  jagged back

  ​8 toed, 24 inch feet

  ​face of a catfish

Multiple Choice

Who first sighted Whitey

• A confederate commander

• A plantation owner

• a slave working on a plantation

• your mom

Multiple Choice

When was the last major sighting of Whitey

• 1972

• 1973

• 1974

• 1971

Multiple Select

what is one of the theories about what whitey is

• Florida Sea cow

• Florida Manatee 

Multiple Choice

what is another

• Your mom

• Elephant seal

• Leapord seal

• Your mom

Poll

Which major sighting resulted in the creation of the White River Monster Sanctuary

• 1st

• 2nd

• 3rd