on its head was discovered in the advanced stages of
decomposition along the shoreline of Luis Siret Beach in
Villaricos, Spain, on Thursday.
A woman first discovered the head and then found the body
farther down the beach, according toThinkSpain.com. The
entire carcass with the head stretched 13 feet.
farther down the beach, according toThinkSpain.com. The
entire carcass with the head stretched 13 feet.
“A lady found one part and we helped her retrieve the rest,”
said Maria Sanches of Civil Protection in Cuevas. “We have
no idea what it was. It really stank.”
said Maria Sanches of Civil Protection in Cuevas. “We have
no idea what it was. It really stank.”
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The find caused widespread speculation as to what it could
be, some humorously suggesting it was a link to the Loch Ness
Monster or was some sort of sea dragon or water dinosaur.
Others surmised it was a mutant fish or some sort of shark
species. The best guess here is an oarfish.
“It’s hard to know what we’re dealing with,” A PROMAR
(Programa en Defensa de la Fauna Marina-Sea Life Defense
Program) spokesman Paco Toledano told Ideal.es Ameria,
according to Inexplicata. “It’s very decomposed and we cannot
identify what it is.
(Programa en Defensa de la Fauna Marina-Sea Life Defense
Program) spokesman Paco Toledano told Ideal.es Ameria,
according to Inexplicata. “It’s very decomposed and we cannot
identify what it is.
“Perhaps we could learn something more from the bones,
but to be precise, it would be necessary to perform a genetic
analysis, which is very expensive and who would pay for it?
but to be precise, it would be necessary to perform a genetic
analysis, which is very expensive and who would pay for it?
“Anyway, we have submitted the information to colleagues with
more experience and knowledge to see if they can tell us
something more specific.”
more experience and knowledge to see if they can tell us
something more specific.”
Toledano did shed some light on the horns of the sea creature,
however. He said they are actually bones that have fallen out
of place.
however. He said they are actually bones that have fallen out
of place.
“It’s not a longhorn cowfish, that’s for sure,” he joked.