An unidentified sea creature has washed ashore in Indonesia's Maluku province.
The colossal carcass was found on Hulung Beach on the westside of Serum Island on Tuesday night by a local man.
In the darkness, Asrul Tuanakota, 37, initially mistook the huge fleshy blob for a stranded boat, according to the Jakarta Globe.
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Fishermen in the island's Iha village are convinced the remains are those of a giant squid while others who have viewed the footage say the stinking mass could also be a decomposing humpback whale.