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Mysterious Creature Washed Up on Beach
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Could be a Stellers Sea Cow.
http://home.conceptsfa.nl/~pmaas/rea/stellersseacow.htm
The one animal I wish we could recover, just for the burgers.
Posted by Sea Cow Patty Man on Mon Aug 28, 2006 at 09:47 PM
http://home.conceptsfa.nl/~pmaas/rea/stellersseacow.htm
The one animal I wish we could recover, just for the burgers.
This thing reminds me of a giant Ur-ru skeleton from "The Dark Crystal". Of course, in its current condition, it just as easily be mistaken for a Skeksis.
Posted by Lounge Lizard in El Paso, Tx on Mon Aug 28, 2006 at 09:52 PM
I was secretly hoping it would be another of those Shadow of the Colossus viral ads from a few months ago. Remember these?
http://giantology.typepad.com/
There were posts about it right here on MoH, too.
Posted by Archibold on Mon Aug 28, 2006 at 11:18 PM
http://giantology.typepad.com/
There were posts about it right here on MoH, too.
That is a very sad story of the extinction of a beautiful creature, Mr/Ms Seacow Patty Man. If they were plentiful, then yes, the burgers would probably be yummy. But they are Extinct! Really reminds me of the North American Passenger pidgeons, and their awful demise.
Posted by stork in the spiracles of space on Mon Aug 28, 2006 at 11:47 PM
As far as the links to the dead seacow, or whatever go - I cannot even imagine the smell! And the skull doesn't look real but I won't pass judgement on this, I've seen weirder that was real.
Posted by stork in the spiracles of space on Tue Aug 29, 2006 at 12:54 AM
Its a beluga. The skull probably is (I had mistaken some chips in the skull for a carnissal structure) and the rest fits (size/shape).
It is however, the right area (west coast of Russia, north of Japan) for the few sightings of the Stellers Sea Cow in the modern era. The sightings are probably mis-identified floating whale corpses, rather then positive ID's though.
Posted by Sea Cow Patty Man on Tue Aug 29, 2006 at 03:38 AM
It is however, the right area (west coast of Russia, north of Japan) for the few sightings of the Stellers Sea Cow in the modern era. The sightings are probably mis-identified floating whale corpses, rather then positive ID's though.
As Flora writes, it's a Beluga, a toothed whale. Sea cows don't have these teeth. The apparent "furry/hairy coat" is a feature more often seen with decomposing carcasses.
Posted by LaMa in Europe on Tue Aug 29, 2006 at 06:14 AM
Lounge Lizard, my very first thought upon seeing it was that it looked like an urRu or an urSkek. I guess that's what comes from being a teenager during the eighties.
Posted by Charybdis in Hell on Tue Aug 29, 2006 at 10:09 AM
People dont' know "who" it is ? I have no idea either.It sort of looks like Steve Tyler..
Posted by Dorkbrain on Tue Aug 29, 2006 at 10:34 AM
It's Dennis Rodman passed out after night of partying. That's who is it...
Posted by Jay Z on Tue Aug 29, 2006 at 10:45 AM
Is this the only picture of the thing? It would be easier if the view was more from the side. At first glance it looks like an old girl-friend of Clinton. Of course, maybe that's why this is the only view. Any plans to start selling t-shirts or other junk of the "thing" as a way to save the endangered sea monster?
Posted by Christopher Cole in Tucson, AZ on Tue Aug 29, 2006 at 06:50 PM
Both pages that I put links to have a series of photos, Christopher.
Posted by Boo in The Land of the Haggii... on Tue Aug 29, 2006 at 07:18 PM
I can see the Virgin Mary on one of its teeth!
The message is clear: Doomsday is near! Repent!
Posted by The Legend in Las Vegas, Nevada - U.S.A. on Tue Aug 29, 2006 at 07:23 PM
The message is clear: Doomsday is near! Repent!
i think its a dragon...personally
Posted by sugar on Tue Jun 05, 2007 at 03:12 PM
Why does everything weird show up on foreign shores, like Japan, Russia, and China?
Posted by Sounds Hokey To Me in Midwest on Mon Sep 17, 2007 at 06:50 PM
wow. thats cool. I think its a dragon, or some dinosaur.
Posted by Christy in New york on Mon Nov 29, 2010 at 02:37 PM
Whoever said its a baluga whale is an idiot. Whales dont have fur. So whoever googled was a dummy...
Posted by Jezzi in USA on Thu Jun 23, 2011 at 08:00 PM
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On one of the sites, this description is given:
Ignoring the unverified description, I'm fairly sure it's a beluga whale.
A site describes them as: "... a small white whale measuring 9 to 15 feet in length (Seems about right, sizewise). Belugas are found throughout the Arctic Ocean and in a few other isolated populations. Belugas were once heavily hunted for their meat, hide (for leather) and oil.
(Thanks to Sarah and Gerrit for the links, and Charybdis for his excellent googling skills.)