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Prehistoric-Looking Beast Washes Up On New Zealand Beach

Dina SpectorMay 8, 2013, 23:43 IST

A large, unidentified animal carcass washed up on a beach in New Zealand last week, according to the country's SunLive newspaper.

Beach-goers initially thought the decomposing body with large, pointy teeth was a prehistoric creature.

But marine mammal expert Anton van Helden has a more practical suggestion. He told SunLive that the mystery sea animal, which has now washed back out to sea, was probably a killer whale because of its fins.

Take a look at the 30-foot monster below: