Beach 'Monster' Identified
Sophia Browne
Sunshine Coast Daily
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Bulcock Beach (Australia):
The “sea monster” found at Bulcock Beach on Saturday has been unofficially identified by locals. The beach was closed for most of the day as lifesavers waited to find out whether the animal was dangerous.
A member of the Ithaca Bulcock Beach Royal Lifesaving Club described the creature as “kind of jelly-like and it has this really bad smell”.
Far from being an octopus as was originally thought, the creature was identified as a cunjevoi (a common sea-squirt, which feeds on plankton) with fire weed attached to it – resembling tentacles.
Bulcock Beach lifesaver Kate Stow said she suspected the creature was a cunjevoi but could not be sure, so they had to take proper precautions. Ms Stow said she tried to arrange for someone from Underwater World to officially identify it on Saturday, but no-one was available.
Jan 16, 2005
Sophia Browne
Sunshine Coast Daily
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Bulcock Beach (Australia):
The “sea monster” found at Bulcock Beach on Saturday has been unofficially identified by locals. The beach was closed for most of the day as lifesavers waited to find out whether the animal was dangerous.
A member of the Ithaca Bulcock Beach Royal Lifesaving Club described the creature as “kind of jelly-like and it has this really bad smell”.
Far from being an octopus as was originally thought, the creature was identified as a cunjevoi (a common sea-squirt, which feeds on plankton) with fire weed attached to it – resembling tentacles.
Bulcock Beach lifesaver Kate Stow said she suspected the creature was a cunjevoi but could not be sure, so they had to take proper precautions. Ms Stow said she tried to arrange for someone from Underwater World to officially identify it on Saturday, but no-one was available.
Jan 16, 2005
