Globsters

GLOBSTERS
Ivan T. Sanderson did much to publicize Globsters, a word he coined to describe those unusual beachings of enormous globs of seemingly unidentifiable flesh and bone that are often initially labeled the remains of Sea Serpents. Most strandings, of course, are found to be mundane animals. Though such animals have been seen for centuries, the “original” Globster washed ashore in western Tasmania in August 1960, and was later identified as the partial corpse of a whale. Other famous, usually round and large Globsters have beached in Bermuda, Tasmania (again), New Zealand, South Africa, and St. Augustine, Florida. While most Globsters are found to be basking sharks, a few may be cryptozoological surprises, such as the Giant Octopus.

Mark Chorvinsky has created an extensive “homepage” for Globster data: http://www.strangemag.com/globhome.html, which wins our prize for the most unique website ever created on one specific cryptozoological topic.

SOURCE:

The Encyclopedia of Loch Monsters,Sasquatch, Chupacabras, and Other Authentic Mysteries of Nature
Written by Loren Coleman and Jerome Clark – Copyright 1999 Loren Coleman and Jerome Clark