Naturalists have been interested in recent weeks in a species of monster now lying on the beach at Tatapouri. East Coast. The animal —or fish — came ashore about two months ago. dead, and since then has been lying on the fringe of the tide. It has resisted the ordinary processes of decay. The carcase shows no head, limbs, or fins on the surfaces exposed to view. From one portion of the huge mass protrudes a rudimentary tail. A strong hide has been cut through in more than one place, exposing a white flesh-like blubber. The hide has a coating of long wool-like growth. Amon? the various suggestions as to the identity of the monster is that it is a sea-cow. a mammal rarely found in New Zealand waters.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 12 October 1938, Page 7
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