The Swamp Monster was actually just a deer doing push-ups.
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The Swamp Monster was actually just a deer doing push-ups.

In 2017, players discovered that most 'Swamp Monster' sightings were caused by a rare glitch where deer near Fort Zancudo would spawn with soldier exercise animations — the push-up animation looked like a quadrupedal creature bobbing in the tall grass.

Verdict:Busted

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The 'Swamp Monster' in all its blurry glory — turns out it was just a deer doing military push-ups in the tall grass.
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The 'Swamp Monster' in all its blurry glory — turns out it was just a deer doing military push-ups in the tall grass.

Map showing the hotspot near Fort Zancudo where deer spawned with soldier animations and spawned a myth instead.
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Map showing the hotspot near Fort Zancudo where deer spawned with soldier animations and spawned a myth instead.

The actual glitch in action — a deer locked in a push-up animation, bobbing through the grass like some cryptid nightmare.
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The actual glitch in action — a deer locked in a push-up animation, bobbing through the grass like some cryptid nightmare.

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