Monster of the deep Ainsdale Anomaly sea creature leaves Merseyside stunned

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Credit: Pen News/TD • A STINKING 15-feet long seabeast that’s been compared to a washed-up mammoth and an alien has left locals mystified after turning up on a British beach. • The creature, which has been dubbed the Ainsdale Anomaly, was spotted on the Merseyside beach on Wednesday and has had people puzzled since. • “It’s very bizarre,” said one man. “It’s like a mishmash of different things in one. • “It’s 15 feet long, it has flippers, it’s furry and it seems to have another creature attached, possibly via an umbilical cord, so it could have been giving birth. • “It was almost like a whale that had eaten a horse that had eaten a dolphin.” • The man, who asked to remain anonymous, shared photos of the seabeast with the Ainsdale community Facebook page. • And while plenty of people had suggestions, nobody could identify it for sure. • One local woman, who filmed the strange creature, said: “It’s been called the Ainsdale Anomaly. • “My first assumption was it was a whale of some kind. • “Some people think it's a cow or a horse. I honestly have no idea. My favourite theory is that it was a wooly mammoth or a crash-landed alien. • “It almost looked like an elephant too.” • The 32-year-old, who wished to remain nameless, said the remains smelled so bad they almost made her ill. • “I didn't get too close because there were lots of flies and it stank,” she said. • “I made the mistake of going downwind as I worked my way around it and I nearly threw up. • “It was badly decomposed. It looked like there were three big mounds of bodily areas, all slightly different and unidentifiable to me. • “To me the body looked quite twisted with flaps of skin here and there. • “There was no identifiable head, which was strange – possibly it was underneath. • “What I believe to be rib bones were sticking out the top side of it. It looked like there was a large spine and it seemed to me that the vertebrae were showing through the skin.” • She added that an official from Natural England had been down to inspect the remains, but was unable to move them alone. • When photos of the creature were shared online, people guessed that it was once a walrus, a cow, a horse and a donkey – among other stranger suggestions. • UPDATE 03/08/20 • Experts believe the creature is in fact the decayed remains of a cetacean, a grouping of animals that includes whales, dolphins and porpoises. • Marine biologist Jack Thomson, a lecturer at the University of Liverpool, examined images of the creature and could see why people thought of equine species. • “I have to admit this is a tough one,” he said. • “Initially I thought it may have been a horse as there are some parts which seem very hoof-like. • “However, given its size – I've seen a report saying it’s approximately 15ft long – and some of the features (in one photo I can see resemblance to a skull) it is probably is a cetacean of some sort.” • It’s a view shared by Natural England, the public body which manages the Ainsdale Sand Dunes National Nature Reserve. • Stephen Ayliffe, a senior advisor at Natural England, said: We can confirm that an animal in a poorly decomposed state has washed up on Ainsdale beach. • “Whilst the identification of the animal is unconfirmed it appears to be a species of whale. • “We are working with an animal removal company to have the animal’s remains removed from the beach as soon as possible.” • To licence video or copy contact [email protected] • * * This video was migrated from our main YouTube channel ‪@PenNews‬ where it was first uploaded on July 31, 2020 * * *

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