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A resident walking on the beach snapped two great photos of what washed up on shore.
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Corby Johnson
4:50 pm on Thursday, May 26, 2011
what is that????
Ryan Collins
7:13 pm on Thursday, May 26, 2011
Looks like dogfish (sand shark) to my untrained eye.
The blob looks like the piece of a whale carcass, again emphasis on my untrained eye. Did the blob smell? Could be decaying blubber.
All lovely stuff!
emily snow curran
8:25 pm on Thursday, May 26, 2011
The blob was about 8ft long and 3 ft wide. It was a whole specimen but in a very late stage of decay. Small whale or large seal?
emily snow curran
8:26 pm on Thursday, May 26, 2011
Oh, and it did not smell.....
Ryan Collins
9:45 pm on Friday, May 27, 2011
I'd say its a piece of a whale...but who knows...
Nice job finding it!