Mysterious sea creature washes up on beach in Wales

A mysterious creature has washed up on Rhossili beach in Wales
with experts so far unable to confirm its identity.

The five-foot long carcass found on the beach in Gower, Swansea,
“has a long head, giant jawline and slender tail”, reports The Sun.

Beth Jannetta, 41, who discovered the monster while walking her
dogs, told the paper she sent a photo of the creature to experts,
hoping they would identify it.

But so far scientists are not sure if it is a type of whale,
dolphin or porpoise.

Jannetta said: “It looked like a well rotted cetacean to me.
Other people think it is something different, like a crocodile.

“It would be very interesting to find out what species it
is.”

National Trust area ranger Mark Hipkin, who was called to
collect the remains, told the BBC he thought it was a porpoise.

“We have porpoises washing up quite regularly, as well as
dolphins and seals – and sometimes sheep,” he said.

Dan Forman, a biosciences lecturer from Swansea University, told
the broadcaster: “Its jaw line suggests it is like a cetacean whale
or a dolphin.”

Cetaceans are aquatic mammals found in oceans and rivers.

“We get a reasonable amount of whales and dolphins, a lot of
which are dead and decomposed, in places like Pendine and
Rhossili,” said Dr Forman.

“From the data around carcasses washed up, there seems to be a
cluster this time of year around June and July.”