A Massive, Unidentified Creature Has Washed Up on an Island in Indonesia : ScienceAlert

A dead unknown sea animal has been found washed up on an island in Indonesia.

The bloodied creature lay in shallow waters on the shores of Seram Island. Local man Asrul Tuanakota made the discovery on Tuesday evening.

It is thought to be 15 metres long and 6 to 7 metres wide.

While local media outlet Beritasatu.com has reported the find is a giant squid, others suspect it could be a whale, or even an elephant.

Domenico Baggio says: "It's an elephant."

Solt Chalupa says: "Nah it is just a whale. you can see it's 'teeth' at the beginning that stuff that looks like some filter."

You can see it for yourself here:

Update: The culprit is likely a dead whale. No sea monsters here.

This article was originally published by Business Insider.