SANTIAGO, Chile (Reuters) - Chilean scientists say their study of a huge blob of flesh found on a Pacific beach about three weeks ago has found it is the carcass of a sperm whale, ending speculation of a giant octopus.

Scientists have been baffled by the 40-foot-long mass of gelatinous tissue found on a remote beach in southern Chile, with initial hunches ranging from whale blubber to a disputed species of giant octopus.

Researchers at the Museum of Natural History in Santiago were the first to reach a conclusion after analysing samples of the decaying specimen and finding glands of a sperm whale.

"It has not been necessary to do DNA analysis in order to obtain identification, it was enough to find the dermal glands that belong only to this group," the scientists Sergio Letelier and Jose Yanez said in a statement on Friday.


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I was waiting for somebody to post what happened, I am glad they found out what it was, although I was hopeing it would have been a large octopus. I did not know the reasoning behind them nameing it a sperm whale either, caught my attention. Thanks for posting this!!

Awww I thought it was a Squid ....

I was hoping it was a monsterous jelly fish.

Beached Blob's are cool


Especially blob's of spermwhale

I am kind of disappointed. I was hoping for a giant sea creature of some kind.

either that or very complicated, such as where you put the car keys.

very true dust.

I agree with all of that, but I still think this thread should be called Bleached "blob" mystery RUINED

well then...