There were a couple of stories I was following this week and debating on whether I should post them here. This is one of those stories.

The reason I am posting on it is because more information and better pictures have surfaced since first reports.

Apparently the discovery was made by a couple walking their dogs along the beach at the Bridge of Don, Aberdeen.

Margaret and Nick Flippence happened upon a disgusting, rotting carcass which is not all that uncommon. The uncommon factor is they couldn’t identify the creature.

The 30 ft behemoth looked prehistoric, said Mr. Flippence.

Experts who have since examined pictures speculate that it is the body of a whale, possibly a Pilot Whale or Killer Whale.

Whales are often mistaken for Sea Monsters as I personally have seen this more than a few times over the years. Then again, you never know.

A couple were left shocked when they discovered the rotting body of a sea monster while walking along a beach.

Margaret and Nick Flippence made the incredible find as they exercised their dogs at Bridge of Don, Aberdeen.

Mr Flippence, 59, who lives nearby, said: ‘We were stunned. I thought, “oh my God what is it?”

Curled up by the foot of sand dunes was the 30ft-long body of the unidentified animal with head, tail and teeth all discernible.

Experts are now examining the pictures with one suggesting it could be the body of a whale.

A spokesman for the Natural History Museum said: ‘We have spoken to one of our mammals curators, and they have confirmed the animal is probably a long-finned pilot whale – Globicephala melas.
‘Apparently it’s not unusual for these to wash up on the shore.’
Rob Deville, a marine life expert at London Zoo, said the body could be that of a killer whale or a smaller pilot whale.

Source: Daily Mail

Well, there you have it GTrs! Whale or Sea Monster? Either way, it certainly is not something you want to lounge near and inhale it’s pungent aroma……Unless of course you happen to like that sort of thing.