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Bizarre ‘mermaid’ creature washes ashore in Papua New Guinea — experts baffled

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A creepy-looking “mermaid” is said to have washed ashore in Papua New Guinea — leaving nautical experts baffled and searching for answers. NY Post reporter Alex Mitchell shares this story.

Quickly buried by myth-loving locals living on a remote island before a DNA sample could be retrieved, scientists were left to assess a series of images taken at the scene and originally released in a Facebook post.

And while the idea of a Disney princess turning up in real life might certainly be the more interesting explanation, the mysterious white mass is, by definition, considered to be a globster.

Globster is a term used for masses of marine flesh that are sometimes found on beaches in varying states of decay.

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