the sea monster that was rotting whale
The article explores the history of 'Trunko,' a mysterious creature reported in 1924 that was later identified by paleontologists as a decomposing whale carcass. It also touches on other historical mysteries like the Peking Man fossils and Ötzi the Iceman.
On October 25, 1924, witnesses at Margate, South Africa reported watching a huge white creature battle two killer whales offshore for three hours, using its tail to attack and lifting itself an estimated 20 feet out of the water. Farmer Hugh Ballance said it looked like a "giant polar bear." London's Daily Mail ran the story that December under the headline "Fish Like A Polar Bear," and the creature — described by never-identified witnesses as having snowy-white fur and an elephantine trunk — earned the nickname Trunko .
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