A mysterious 20-foot sea creature, covered in white shaggy hair, has washed up on the shores of San Antonio in Oriental Mindoro.
The strange creature looks like a decomposing body of a strange animal.
Some locals in the area believe its sighting is a bad omen for the town, reported The Independent UK.
“An earthquake is heading for Oriental Mindoro. [It’s] a sign of something bad coming. Please pray for us,” the report quoted a resident as saying.
Another resident Vincent Dela Pena Badillo added, “Many were alarmed, including me, when we learned the news about it…. It has been told that when creatures from the deepest parts of the ocean start appearing, something bad will happen.”
But experts have allayed the fears of residents. They refer to it as “globster”, a blob-like creature without obvious eyes and bones, or a visibly distinct head.
Nicholas Higgs, deputy director of the Marine Institute at the University of Plymouth, believes that it could be a calf or a whale, judging by its size.
“Gas buildup inside the body cavity causes bloating and distortion,” Higgs told Newsweek.
“Various parts drop off or are scavenged by sharks as it floats around,” he added.
Scientists will analyze tissue samples to figure out what kind of whale it is.
