Unidentified Sea Creature Found After Typhoon

[Zorbuddha]

Early on the morning of July 23, a fisherman from Ningbo City in east China's Zhejiang Province was shocked by the sight of a huge creature lying dead beside the seawall near his home.

Liu, who lives in Yangshashan of Chunxiao Town in Beilun District and who has been a fisherman for over ten years, said “I have never seen such a monster; it was larger than a whale.”

It was first seen by villagers on July 20, according to Mei who breeds fish nearby, and is nearly 12 meters long and weighs around 2 tons, according to district sea and fishery bureau staff.

The animal reportedly has a long thin head and a snout nearly one meter long.

Partly rotten, with its spine exposed, it has been impossible to identify, but has been described as having some hair, and orange stripes across a three to four-meter wide belly. The skull, which alone weighs over 100 kg, and coccyx of the creature have fallen from its body.

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http://www.china.org.cn/english/Life/136739.htm

[ThoughtCriminal]

1. Reminds me of the decomposed Sperm Whale carcass

that washed up in Chile(?) not too long ago. Took a while of that "thing" to be identified.

[Zorbuddha]

2. Me too. But this is more than just a blob.

There seems to be some curious aspects.

It says it's bigger than a whale, but I question that.

[ThoughtCriminal]

5. 12 Meters

Sounds about right for many species of whale.

[Ready4Change]

3. Yah.

These have, so far, always turned out to be decomposed whale carcasses after detailed examination.

Sure would be fun if it wasn't, though, eh?

[Zorbuddha]

4. DNA testing will help.

These people are not unfamiliar with the sea, and they are not stupid. I figure they'll suss it out.

Would be cool if it is anomalous.

[Ready4Change]

7. I can recall a couple.

Quotes of fishermen who'd never seen anything like it. Turns out it was a Sperm or Gray whale. Ah well.

I admit, without the whale skulls (which are heavy and usually fall off early) they do look decidedly pre-historic.

[laststeamtrain]

6. HELP! CECIL HELP!

"I'M COMIN' BEANIE BOY!"
(apologies to Bob Clampett)

[laststeamtrain]

8. Seasick Sea Serpent

[beam me up scottie]

9. I LOVE Cecil!

I have an unusually large lovable cat named after him.
He's not green though.

[Historic NY]

10. Nessie........

Loch Ness monster?

[beam me up scottie]

11. Nessie ?

How could you forget Champ ?