The INSIDER Summary:
- A giant bloody sea creature washed up on an island in Indonesia.
- No one knows what the creature is, but suspect it's a giant squid, whale or even an elephant.
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 Tuesday evening.
It is thought to be nearly 50 feet (15 meters) long and 6 to 7 meters wide.
While the 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."
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