55-foot 'Sea Monster' Washes Up In China
Life’s Little Mysteries Staff
LiveScience.com
– Wed Jun 22,
A massive sea creature has washed up on a beach in Guangdong, China. So badly decayed it cannot be positively identified, the “sea monster” is 55 feet long and weights approximately 4.5 tons, according to The Sun.
Upon seeing a photo of the carcass, three marine biology experts — Scott Baker of Oregon State University Marine Mammal Institute, Bill Perrin, senior scientist for marine mammals at the National Marine Fisheries Service, and Bob Brownell, senior scientist for international protected resources with the National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration’s Fisheries Service — all think it’s a whale.
Based on its throat grooves, “[we agree] that it’s a balaenopterid,” Baker told Life’s Little Mysteries. “Judging from the reported size of 55 ft., maybe a fin whale. From the photo, however, it does not really look to be 55 ft., and so might be a smaller balaenopterid, like one of the ‘Bryde’s’ whales.”
“We all hope somebody collects the bones and a tissue sample for genetic analysis as recovery of whale carcasses is rare along the coast of China,” he added.
The beast is tangled in ropes, and locals theorize that area fisherman once caught it but could not haul it in owing to its gargantuan size. According to
The Sun, people have flocked to see the sea creature despite its foul stench.
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Chinese Authorities Confirm That Unidentified 65 Foot Sea Monster Stinks – But They’ll Eat It Anyway
Written by Skoob1999
Thursday, 23 June 2011
Authorities in Guangdong, China, today admitted that they have been unable to identify the 65 foot sea monster that washed up on a beach there a couple of days ago, but they have confirmed that it stinks to high heaven.
The creature, which vaguely resembles a pile of rotting blubber, and is most probably a dead whale, is too decomposed for scientists to positively identify the species, although they remain hopeful that a DNA analysis will confirm the species type.
The creature had apparently become entangled in fisherman’s nets, and was probably cut loose because it was too big to land, or to haul aboard a fishing vessel.
Identification difficulties aside, the most problematic aspect of the washed up sea monster is the smell, which is seemingly so pungent that it is stripping paint off walls and doors in nearby dwellings and is allegedly putting people off their sushi in Kagoshima, hundreds of miles away in southern Japan.
It is feared that the smell of the sea monster could disrupt shipping lanes, bring aircraft down, and lead to nausea and sickness among people within a thousand miles of the remains.
A plan to blow the remains up with sticks of dynamite was abandoned, as it was decided that such a ploy would only dissipate the stench even further.
In a classic example of ‘waste not, want not,’ governors in Guangdong province have issued locals with gas masks and invited them to visit the beast and cut lumps off it for their evening meal. Thorough cooking was recommended, and nasal peg usage at the point of consumption was strongly advised.
Environmentalists in the west warned that the real problems associated with the washed up sea monster would only become apparent when all the people who have consumed it start farting shortly thereafter.
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Mysterious 55ft ‘sea monster’ washes up in China
Thursday, June 23, 2011
A gigantic sea beast measuring 55ft has been discovered washed up on a beach in Guangdong, China.
It was found wrapped in fishing lines, leading locals to suspect that fishermen cut it free from their nets because it was too big to haul in.
The creature is too badly decomposed to be positively identified by sight, but it’s thought to have weighed around 4.5tons.
Despite the carcass’s extraordinary smell, it’s proved to be quite a big draw for people living in the area.
Three marine biology experts — Scott Baker of Oregon State University Marine Mammal Institute, Bill Perrin, from the National
Marine Fisheries Service, and Bob Brownell, from the National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration’s Fisheries Service – were all shown photographs of the creature by Live Science.
Their conclusion is that, based on its throat grooves, the creature is a whale.
Mr Baker told the journal: ‘Judging from the reported size of 55 ft, it’s maybe a fin whale. From the photo, however, it does not really look to be 55 ft, and so might be a smaller balaenopterid, like one of the “Bryde’s” whales.’
He added: ‘We all hope somebody collects the bones and a tissue sample for genetic analysis as recovery of whale carcasses is rare along the coast of China.’
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those chinese have such tiny feet!
It goes with the size of their bodys.
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