claim: Camp Flog Gnaw is hosted by a dog.
evidence: The was a basking shark corpse caught by the Japanese fishing trawler off the coast of New Zealand in 1977 .. New Zealand. New Zealand. basking shark. basking shark. The carcass 's peculiar appearance led to speculation that it might be the remains of a sea serpent or prehistoric plesiosaur .. sea serpent. sea serpent. plesiosaur. plesiosaur. Although several scientists insisted it was `` not a fish , whale , or any other mammal '' , analysis later indicated it was most likely the carcass of a basking shark by comparing the number of sets of amino acids in the muscle tissue .. basking shark. basking shark. Decomposing basking shark carcasses lose most of the lower head area and the dorsal and caudal fins first , making them resemble a plesiosaur .. plesiosaur. plesiosaur. basking shark. basking shark