New Mysterious Blob found in NZ

[Jean]

Hi All,

got these pics from DOC officer (dept conservation) this blob washed ashore 22nd Dec on Oreti Beach near Invercargill (VERY southern NZ). They were sent to me in case it was a squid...........but it doesn't look squiddish to me! It looked mammalish! What do you think?

J

 

[Jean]

more!

 

[Jean]

and more

 

[Jean]

and yet more!

 

[Jean]

even more, the second one looks like decomposing blubber to me!!!

 

[Animal Mother]

Grody... let us know when you figure out what it was.

 

[OB]

Dead whale, doesn't look like basking shark material to me...

 

[Phil]

It's a decayed sperm whale melon. Betcha a bag of peanuts.

 

[Mola Mola]

The Second I saw it I thought Whale blubber.

 

[erich orser]

It's a decayed sperm whale melon. Betcha a bag of peanuts.

Would those be dry-roasted and salted? I won't accept your bet however. Definitely have to go with the whale theory.

 

[Infusoria]

I'll go with Whale remains aswell.

 

[monty]

just to buck the trend, I'm going to go with "sentient alien fungus."

 

[WhiteKiboko]

It's a decayed sperm whale melon.

Have you been cleaning out your fridge again?

Betcha a bag of peanuts.

Honey roasted?

 

[cuttlegirl]

Well, I am definitely leaning toward something that doesn't decay rapidly like blubber or fat. I have to say, I don't think I would put my keys that close to a dead animal for scale, I would have found something else .

Here's an article on how to identify blobs and globsters...
http://www.biolbull.org/cgi/content/full/202/1/1

 

[CapnNemo]

It's quite clearly dropped it's keys and wallet. Can't you look inside the wallet and see if there is some sort of ID?

I'll go with whale, a white whale, his spout was a big one, like a whole shock of wheat, and white as a pile of Nantucket wool after the great annual sheep-shearing; he fan-tailed like a split jib in a squall, I reckon