Mystery sea creature washes up on Russian beach

THIS mystery sea creature with a furry tail and large beak washed ashore in Russia. Now, people are baffled trying to figure out what it is.

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USUALLY when a sea creature washes ashore it is a whale or turtle, not a mystery beast with a fur tail and large beak.

The remains of the mystery sea animal were discovered washed up on Sakhalin Island in Russia.

And a lot of fur at that. Picture: Siberian Times

The creature has a tail covered in fur. Picture: Siberian Times

Deputy Head of the forecasting department of the Sakhalin Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography Nikolay Kim suspects the animal is a dolphin.

“Judging by the appearance of the head, this is clearly some big dolphin. According to a characteristic of the skin, it is a rare species,” she told the Siberian Times.

The creature is much larger than humans. Picture: Siberian Times

“I doubt that it lived in our waters. Most likely, the animal was brought by the warm current. Here often appear tropical and subtropical species. On cooling, they stay here and then die.

“I can confidently say that this is some kind of a dolphin. However, it has fur. It’s unusual. Dolphins do not have any fur.”