# Kayaker Attacked On Amazon River By Myster Creature--article with video **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 16, 2024, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kayaker-attacked-on-amazon-river-by-myster-creature-article-with-video/998897 "2024-03-16T03:11:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2024, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kayaker-attacked-on-amazon-river-by-myster-creature-article-with-video/998897/1 "2024-03-16T03:11:52Z")
It is strange. [EXCEEDINGLY STRANGE (LINK)](https://www.coasttocoastam.com/article/watch-mystery-creature-menaces-kayaker-on-amazon-river/) Not a bigfoot/loch ness/Elvis-is-alive thing. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2024, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kayaker-attacked-on-amazon-river-by-myster-creature-article-with-video/998897/2 "2024-03-16T03:20:18Z")
Carp. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2024, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kayaker-attacked-on-amazon-river-by-myster-creature-article-with-video/998897/3 "2024-03-16T03:23:23Z")
Not only did I initially think this was about the Doper, but I assumed he was selling stuff on Amazon and was being harassed. (from River on was cut off on my phone.) ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2024, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kayaker-attacked-on-amazon-river-by-myster-creature-article-with-video/998897/4 "2024-03-16T03:34:04Z")
I thought they were physically attacked. While kayaking! ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2024, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kayaker-attacked-on-amazon-river-by-myster-creature-article-with-video/998897/5 "2024-03-16T03:51:57Z")
I can’t in good faith watch anything on Coast to Coast AM. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2024, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kayaker-attacked-on-amazon-river-by-myster-creature-article-with-video/998897/6 "2024-03-16T05:42:30Z")
Dang. No offense to the O.P. but thanks for the heads up. ---
**Author:** ![Jihi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jihi/32/17768_2.png) [@Jihi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jihi)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2024, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kayaker-attacked-on-amazon-river-by-myster-creature-article-with-video/998897/7 "2024-03-16T06:12:21Z")
Yeah, they’ve really gone downhill since the days of shadow people and lizardmen under the Earth. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2024, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kayaker-attacked-on-amazon-river-by-myster-creature-article-with-video/998897/8 "2024-03-16T08:01:34Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > I can’t in good faith watch anything on Coast to Coast AM. Straight from YouTube… [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/GNrEQyL35uM/maxresdefault.jpg "MISTERIOSA CRIATURA APARECIÓ EN EL AMAZONAS #curiosidades #misterios") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNrEQyL35uM) ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2024, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kayaker-attacked-on-amazon-river-by-myster-creature-article-with-video/998897/9 "2024-03-16T08:14:17Z")
It looks to me like some kind of giant rays in just a foot or two of water. They rest under a thin layer of sand and go bat shit when they detect the vibrations of a paddle. I SUP in Morro Bay and get this reaction all the time in shallow water, just not the size or number of animals seen in the Amazon video. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2024, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kayaker-attacked-on-amazon-river-by-myster-creature-article-with-video/998897/10 "2024-03-16T08:15:50Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > I initially think this was about the Doper, Me too. A heartfelt thank you for beating me to posting otherwise. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2024, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kayaker-attacked-on-amazon-river-by-myster-creature-article-with-video/998897/11 "2024-03-16T14:24:22Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Carp Hah! I’ve kayaked a large swamp near Erie, PA and had the crap scared out of me by spawning carp that would slam into my ‘yak. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2024, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kayaker-attacked-on-amazon-river-by-myster-creature-article-with-video/998897/12 "2024-03-16T15:08:30Z")
We need to get Jeremy Wade to go check this out. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2024, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kayaker-attacked-on-amazon-river-by-myster-creature-article-with-video/998897/13 "2024-03-16T22:34:43Z")
“Not a bigfoot/loch ness/Elvis-is-alive thing.” Exactly that. ---
**Author:** ![GrunthosTheFlatulent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grunthostheflatulent/32/21319_2.png) [@GrunthosTheFlatulent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrunthosTheFlatulent)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2024, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kayaker-attacked-on-amazon-river-by-myster-creature-article-with-video/998897/14 "2024-03-16T22:51:38Z")
The splashing in the distance at the end of the video looks fake as hell. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2024, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kayaker-attacked-on-amazon-river-by-myster-creature-article-with-video/998897/15 "2024-03-16T22:53:52Z")
Look at YouTube vids of giant invasive carp. That’s exactly what it looks like. Even little ones look dramatic. I’ve seen it. ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2024, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kayaker-attacked-on-amazon-river-by-myster-creature-article-with-video/998897/16 "2024-03-16T23:54:01Z")
Yeah that pinwheel splashing at the end is really weird. I’m guessing the kayak was nudged by a big fish, maybe pirarucu. Then the video was “enhanced” with extra splashing to make it look more mysterious. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2024, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kayaker-attacked-on-amazon-river-by-myster-creature-article-with-video/998897/17 "2024-03-17T00:20:58Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > We need to get Jeremy Wade to go check this out. [![](https://i.imgflip.com/8ji5wn.jpg) ](https://i.imgflip.com/8ji5wn.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2024, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kayaker-attacked-on-amazon-river-by-myster-creature-article-with-video/998897/18 "2024-03-17T00:26:46Z")
How do we know it wasn’t a Myss or myssus creature? ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2024, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kayaker-attacked-on-amazon-river-by-myster-creature-article-with-video/998897/19 "2024-03-17T01:03:43Z")
We don’t know its marital status, so let’s call it a Myz creature. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2024, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kayaker-attacked-on-amazon-river-by-myster-creature-article-with-video/998897/20 "2024-03-17T01:05:00Z")
Or a Mr creature. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kayaker-attacked-on-amazon-river-by-myster-creature-article-with-video/998897.md?page=2)