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Remains of sea creature washed up in Far East

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30 June 2015

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Judging from the remains the creature was giant and about twice the length of a human, and it had a huge nose like a bird’s beak. Picture: SakhalinMedia

The remains of an unidentified sea animal with fur on its tail have been washed ashore in the Far East. Found near the airport at Shakhtersk, on Sakhalin Island, its appearance is unlike anything ever found in Russia.

Judging from the remains the creature was giant and about twice the length of a human, and it had a huge nose like a bird’s beak.

Pictures of the carcass have created a stir on social media after being taken by local people and posted online.

Hairy creature on Sakhalin


Ganges River Dolphin

Some have claim the remains belong to a Ganges River dolphin from India, because of the long body and narrow beak nose. Pictures: SakhalinMedia, ianimal.ru

Some have claim the remains belong to a Ganges River dolphin from India, because of the long body and narrow beak nose. But the presence of fur on the tail and also its size – twice that of the Indian dolphin species – has created a mystery.

Comments on some pictures on social media joke that the animal got lost and somehow made it to Russia. One wrote: 'Probably, our summer is so cold that even the Indian Dolphins getting into local waters, are covered with fur.'

But one expert insisted it simply is not possible for a fresh water Ganges dolphin to make it to the Far East, and survive in the salty ocean.

Hairy creature on Sakhalin


Hairy creature on Sakhalin


Hairy creature on Sakhalin

'I can confidently say that this is some kind of a dolphin. However, it has fur. It's unusual. Dolphins do not have any fur.' Pictures: SakhalinMedia

Nikolay Kim, Deputy Head of the Forecasting department of the Sakhalin Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography, said: 'Judging by the appearance of the head, this is clearly some big dolphin. According to a characteristic of the skin, it is a rare species.

'I doubt that it lived in our waters. Most likely, the animal was brought by the warm current. Here often appear tropical and subtropical species. On cooling, they stay here and then die. 

'I can confidently say that this is some kind of a dolphin. However, it has fur. It's unusual. Dolphins do not have any fur.'

Comments (66)

Talk about the perfect subject for a cloning experiment....
Dan Cooper, Ingram Texas USA
30/06/2023 22:27
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its so sad we need more knowledge creatures info
john, usa
17/07/2017 18:52
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Its definitely an animalia!
C. I. A. RACOON, Manchester, UK
01/07/2015 05:33
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A Trunko maybe?
Carlos Zepeda, Mexico City, México
01/07/2015 04:19
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It's creepy, wierd. .something else floated ashore in Asia, it was billed, furry eel...much smaller though, This is a really good hoax, or we need The X Files.
Murf, Kenosha Wisconsin, USA
20/02/2016 22:38
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Looks like an Ambulus cetus. Evolution of the whale from land to sea.
Cathy, On
28/10/2015 13:03
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It's obvious people... It's a Duck Billed Platapus. "It looks like a duck, but its fury!"
Mike, USA
09/09/2015 09:45
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I have seen something similar but a lot smaller when I was in Batumi (Georgia) ... back then everyone was clueless as well and in the end marine biologists came and carried away. Never heard about it again but seeing this now...
Caro, Berlin, Germnay
26/08/2015 16:55
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It is Fuchur from the neverending story...LOL
xxxSanta69xxx, Santatown @ northpole
25/07/2015 02:27
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Это точно мутант -жертва радиации от аварии в Фукушиме.
Boris, Seattle,USA
13/07/2015 13:09
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I think the devil made it and then combined so much creatures in one body.
lala, Milwaukee
13/07/2015 04:05
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Why haven't the scientist taken the creature to find out. People spend big money digging up fossils. This is readily available.
Michael, USA
12/07/2015 06:14
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Damo says it all, and says it best...listen and learn.
Cameron, South Florida
11/07/2015 00:11
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Is beaked whale, Berardius bairdii.
cwp, Harpers Ferry, WV,USA
08/07/2015 18:17
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If it is not a beaked whale, you could think about the return / melting up of Steller's Sea Cow, that lived in these whereabouts. Hydrodamalis gigas.
Alex Konzelmann, Stuttgart, Germany
08/07/2015 16:53
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