Nice tusks on the thing... Not sure about how common wild pigs are in that area, but it's definitely a possibility... Although, I'm not fully convinced Subject B is the same as Subject A...
Does the article say how far apart the pictures were taken? Other than the obvious discoloration between the two, the head is in a different location and the body is twisted around. Of course, this could be the result of the tide, but there's just a bit too much unanswered questions regarding this...
How far from the waterline was it found? What's the size comparison? Why wasn't Animal Control or CDC notified? A rotting corpse on a beach, regardless of the creature/animal is not the safest thing.
Also, looking at these pictures, does anyone else think of Stone Temple Pilot's "Dead and Bloated"?
@ "Dead and Bloated"!!
There is obviously a lot of decomp going on in the front of the skull / head area... and the white that you see is SKULL. From the side views, you can actually see that it's not a beak-like structure... but actually a pointed jawline with missing teeth (you can see the sockets where the teeth SHOULD be), somewhat like a canine / rodent / porcine creature.
Glad someone else brought up the "turtle" theory... since turtles are incorporated into their shell via their spine and ribcages... it just couldn't happen.
Jeff Corwin stated that it's a very rare RACCOON. However, I have yet to find a raccoon that encompasses the entire body structure of this "monster" - so I can't agree or disagree just yet.
It makes it difficult to estimate ANYTHING, actually, since there is NOTHING that shows relative size in the photographs... you'd think that SOMEONE would have thought of that when taking these pictures.
All we can safely say is that A) It looks mammalian, carnivorous, and MALE.
Also, if you look closely, you'll see that it actually has slightly webbed toes.