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Globsters

In 1990, an unidentified sea creature was washed up on a remote Scottish island. Residents were mystified by the 12ft anomaly covered by sand and seaweed. They believed it to be the corpse of a sea monster. There are numerous historical accounts of mysterious, partially decomposed carcasses washed up on beaches. They are frequently alleged to be the remains of strange aquatic creatures, like sea serpents and the kraken.

Tasmania was the scene of another unidentified carcass, or globster as they are known in the paranormal community. The carcass was five metres long and weighed four tonnes. Marine biologists investigated and decided it could be whale blubber, a giant squid or something else unknown to man. Another globster washed up three years later in Newfoundland. It was covered in fine hair and an incredible seven metres in length. The carcass had no head and a series of flippers, and a skeletal structure was also discovered.

Every year globsters are washed up all over the world without explanation. The most likely suspects are dead basking sharks, whose muscle tissue develops a white hairy coat during decomposition. This theory is supported by the fact that globsters are often discovered on shores near areas where basking sharks are commonly found.

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