xCrimsonx Posted May 3, 2013 #1 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Mystery creature washes ashore Mystery marine creature washes up on Pukehina Beach in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. The mystery of a marine creature which washed up on a New Zealand beach and created an online stir appears to have been solved. The creature was washed up on a Bay of Plenty beach and filmed by a group of quad bikers before being washed back out to sea, reports The Bay of Plenty Times. http://au.news.yahoo...stery-creature/ Looks well spooky! O.o 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mnemonix Posted May 3, 2013 #2 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Looks well spooky! O.o And it doesn't help to imagine the thing suddenly leaping up at the camera in the video 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffey Posted May 3, 2013 #3 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Argh can't see the video, doesn't load it. Is it on youtube at all or is there a pic? If someone could post it please, it would be much appreciated. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mnemonix Posted May 3, 2013 #4 Share Posted May 3, 2013 (edited) Argh can't see the video, doesn't load it. Is it on youtube at all or is there a pic? If someone could post it please, it would be much appreciated. [media=] [/media]I think that's the one. Edit: Oh, wow, I just pasted the link and the video shows up. Fancy that. Edited May 3, 2013 by Mnemonix 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Posted May 3, 2013 #5 Share Posted May 3, 2013 (edited) It's a killer whale carcass - as the article says. Edit: Here's a 3D surface rendering of a False Killer Whale: But yes he looks kind of silly and spooky without his proper birthday suit on!!! Edited May 3, 2013 by Timonthy 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffey Posted May 3, 2013 #6 Share Posted May 3, 2013 I think that's the one. Edit: Oh, wow, I just pasted the link and the video shows up. Fancy that. Thank you. Yeah I like the way UM does that, always does it with youtube links. Very handy. Definitively think it's a Killer whale or False killer whale. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beany Posted May 3, 2013 #7 Share Posted May 3, 2013 It could be my ex-mother-in-law. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freetoroam Posted May 3, 2013 #8 Share Posted May 3, 2013 From the article: However,the clip was sent to marine mammal expert Anton van Helden and he reckons the creature could be a killer whale. “The video pans over the flipper and it is a flat paddle shape which is diagnostic of the killer whale,” he said. “It is very typical for whales of different shapes and sizes to wash up on beaches around New Zealand.” 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Posted May 3, 2013 #9 Share Posted May 3, 2013 (edited) From the article: However,the clip was sent to marine mammal expert Anton van Helden and he reckons the creature could be a killer whale. “The video pans over the flipper and it is a flat paddle shape which is diagnostic of the killer whale,” he said. “It is very typical for whales of different shapes and sizes to wash up on beaches around New Zealand.” Yep! A better thread title: 'Mystery marine creature is killer whale' Edit: Typo. Edited May 3, 2013 by Timonthy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mnemonix Posted May 3, 2013 #10 Share Posted May 3, 2013 When I saw it, I felt it was just some decomposed animal, but not sure what kind. Things have a habit of looking odd when decomposing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Posted May 4, 2013 #11 Share Posted May 4, 2013 When I saw it, I felt it was just some decomposed animal, but not sure what kind. Things have a habit of looking odd when decomposing. Yeah it would be kind of weird if things didn't decompose. The world would just be covered in dead things getting eaten by living things which look exactly the same. At least the meat would stay fresh. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orkid Posted May 8, 2013 #12 Share Posted May 8, 2013 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2321269/Mysterious-rotting-sea-monster-carcass-New-Zealand-beach-jagged-teeth-30-FEET-long.html Found this recently in the Daily Mail... what do you make of it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHaYap Posted May 8, 2013 #13 Share Posted May 8, 2013 mammal teeth ...... dolphin or killer whale .... 30 foot so killer whale most likely 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simbi Laveau Posted May 8, 2013 #14 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Hmmmm....the head looks just like a t rex head. The teeth ...dunno. its cool is its real ,but I call shenanigans . Let's keep an eye on what they may find if they move it to a facility for investigation . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+HerNibs Posted May 8, 2013 #15 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Orca Nibs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95-Nasty Posted May 9, 2013 #16 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Yeah the head does look like a T-rex, but ill bet it is a Killer whale! Be nice to know the results DNA etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ineffectiveArtist Posted May 9, 2013 #17 Share Posted May 9, 2013 I say it's not a killer whale. More fun that way... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junior Chubb Posted May 9, 2013 #18 Share Posted May 9, 2013 I would go for 'Killed Whale' rather than 'Killer whale' in this instance... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angel-dust Posted May 9, 2013 #19 Share Posted May 9, 2013 It looks like an Orca whale. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHaYap Posted May 9, 2013 #20 Share Posted May 9, 2013 I say it's not a killer whale. More fun that way... Its a loving whale ... yes it is more fun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Head Posted May 9, 2013 #21 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Typical "globster" all that collagen stays together while the rest of the body deteriorates and leaves behind a glob of flesh and very little bones. Killer Whale would be my guess. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starseed hybrid 1111 Posted May 9, 2013 #22 Share Posted May 9, 2013 that does not look like a killer whale to me from the looks of it to be more than honest.i question every authority and these so called "experts" answers all the time with a healthy amount of skepticism and open mindedness as well. that does not look like any whale i ever seen.plus he believes he may have the answer that does not work for me.plus another key important question is are these "experts" being honest?or is it swamp gas like most skeptics say when they see UFOs lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EtherialNight Posted May 9, 2013 #23 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Most believe it to be a killer whale carcass, as we have them here in our local harbours and so on {I'm A kiwi}especially in the area where this was found. We have dolphins and whales too, but this one was identified by a marine biologist as being a killer whale, it's particular type of flipper is a giveaway. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ancient astronaut Posted May 9, 2013 #24 Share Posted May 9, 2013 Cloverfield Monster. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chopmo Posted May 10, 2013 #25 Share Posted May 10, 2013 Orca/Killer whale for sure, you can easily picture it being more fuller and like the story reports, the flipper is a pretty big clue. 2 things though, 1) thumbs up to the guy being able to stand the smell hahaha, pitty he just didn't pull a couple of teeth out before it washed away to stop the looneys thinking it's the devil or whatever. 2) It looks like it had a trawler (thick) rope wrapped around it's tail, so go figure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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