Another Mysterious Creature Washes Ashore In Wales, Scientists Can't Figure Out What It Is
Five-foot long carcass found on the beach in Gower Swansea. Beth Jannetta 41 who discovered the monster while walking her dogs. She sent a photo of the creature to experts hoping they would identify it. National Trust area ranger Mark Hipkin thought it was a porpoise.
Another mysterious ¡°crocodile-like¡± creature found washed ashore on Wales and scientists are gobsmacked.
The five-foot long carcass found on the beach in Gower, Swansea, ¡°has a long head, giant jawline and slender tail¡±, reports The Sun.
Beth Jannetta, 41, who discovered the monster while walking her dogs, told the paper she sent a photo of the creature to experts, hoping they would identify it.
Beth said: ¡°It looked like a well-rotted cetacean to me. Other people think it is something different, like a crocodile.
¡°It would be very interesting to find out what species it is.¡±
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National Trust area ranger Mark Hipkin, who was called to collect the remains, told the BBC he thought it was a porpoise.
"We have porpoises washing up quite regularly, as well as dolphins and seals - and sometimes sheep," he said.
Bioscience expert Dr Dan Forman said: ¡°When you look at it the first time you may think it is a crocodile, but it is certainly not.¡± Its jawline suggests it is like a cetacean whale or a dolphin. Cetaceans are aquatic mammals found in oceans and rivers.
Whatever it is, looks like the stuff of nightmares.
