Watch: No One Knows What This Mysterious Sea Creature Actually Is
This mysterious sea creature has fishermen baffled after they spotted it floating off the coast of China.
The animal appeared to have two bulging teeth and a large, long snout when it was spotted in the fishermen’s large nets.
It had reportedly already died when it was spotted and video of the grey creature shows it has smooth, glossy skin, which its captors described as being “dolphin-like”.
Bizarre: The sea creature could not immediately be identified (CEN)
Mysterious: The creature floated to the surface after it died (CEN)
However, the animal found in the sea near Zhoushan City did not have a fin, and has stunned both the men who caught it and locals who saw it when it was hauled back to shore.
Chinese wildlife magazine Bo Wu said that the animal was most likely a member of the beaked whale (Ziphiidae) family.
Identity: Wildlife experts believe the animal may be a whale (CEN)
Body: The species is not thought to be endangered (CEN)
It was also most likely a young whale, as the species is capable of growing several times larger.
The beaked whale is rarely seen in Chinese seas and is not considered to be endangered.
