This piece of footage is doing the rounds.
According to The Telegraph online article by Charlotte Krol:
Mystery saggy-skinned sea creature washes up on Mexico beach
Baffling footage shows a four-metre long unidentified sea creature washed up on a beach in Acapulco, Mexico
A large unidentified sea creature was discovered washed up on a beach in Acapulco, Mexico on Wednesday.
The beast measured four meters in length and is believed to have died a short while before washing ashore.
Facebook / Civil Protection and Fire Acapulco
Footage shows a person prodding at what appears to be the being's saggy flesh.
A spokesperson for the Civil Protection and Fire in Acapulco said Mexico’s Federal Attorney for Environmental Protection (PROFEPA) has been informed of the discovery.
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So, "is believed to have died a short while before washing ashore" -says who? How do they know? Was the expert -if there was one which I highly doubt- a marine biologist? Are all members of Civil Protection and Fire Acapulco trained to identify all sea creatures in case they wash ashore?
A very large heap of bovine excrement can be detected here. See the "fibre-like" pieces of the creature? Take a very good look and watch the video.
Anyone who has ever looked into the subject of "Globsters" ("What's a 'globster'?" -look at the photo and watch the video) will have seen this all before. From the one found near St. Augustine, Florida, in 1896 to the Tasmanian globster of 1960 -and many, many others ever since the signs are all there. "Hairs"/"Fibre-like" strands and skin texture.
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Below: Dr DeWitt Webb standing next to the St. Augustine 1896 "globster"
Below one of the reports about the Tasmanian globster that lay on a beach for quite a while!
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These globsters were what was left of whales. Everything left of a dying whale would be eaten by sharks, squid, octopusses and any other fish that wanted a meal. In fact, the dead whale is extremely valuable to sea life, more so than was once thought. For "What Happens To Whales When They Die?" check this site out:
Gasses building up could see the carcass rise and get washed ashore -it's a long process and dead whales are not "eaten out" as they float in the water. For that reason to state "is believed to have died a short while before washing ashore" is not anything a marine biologist nor naturalist would state because it is a nonsense.
Don't get me wrong, I think that we need to know more about these finds and anyone who finds something "unidentified" on a beach should try to take as many photographs as well as video footage as they can. You see, despite the fakery and mis-identifications, one day a real and genuinely unidentified sea creature could turn up. We do not want to ignore those or dismiss it simply as "whale carcass"!
