The Lochness-like monster is a popular feature in some Georgia folklore, and the beached specimen shows similarities to artists' renderings of the beast. There aren't really signs of decomposition, and it looks remarkably intact."Īdding to the skepticism is a local legend called the Altamaha-ha. White says he and his colleagues deliberated on what the remains might be. We think someone's playing a joke on us," says marine biologist Quinton White from Jacksonville University. Other scientists aren't convinced the Georgia creature is any sort of animal at all.
While nearly impossible to recognize as such, the remains were confirmed to be a dead whale whose muscle fibers began to fray and look "hairy." Creature From the Deep South? In February 2017, a " hairy blob" washed up on a beach in the Philippines, to much fanfare. It wouldn’t be the first time a fish's body has done strange things during the decomposition process. Although I don’t see gill slits," Chantal Audra from the Tybee Island Marine Science Center told the Savannah Morning News-although she was also quick to point out that without examining the body, that's speculation. “It looks like a deep-sea shark, like a frilled shark. Without physical samples to study, it's likely impossible to determine the creature's origins, they say. Of marine scientists who have seen the photo, their interpretations range from the creature likely being some type of decomposing fish to an outright hoax. Jeff Warren, the man who reportedly found the remains, sent photos to several media outlets in Georgia, where it quickly garnered attention. Last week, the decomposing remains of what appeared to be a strange creature were found on a beach at the Wolf Island National Wildlife Refuge in southeast Georgia, reports local media. It's not clear what the mysterious creature is that reportedly washed ashore in Georgia or, for that matter, if we'll get a clear answer.