A mystery cephalopod or jellyfish like creature was spotted in a busy Bristol, UK, harbour and photographed/videoed by baffled onlookers. Scientists are not sure what the creature is, although they have guessed.
Some scientists have guessed that it could be a special type of jellyfish or a marine salp. I have seen pictures of marine salp, and while it bears a resemblence, this one looks way bigger than I thought they could get.
It just goes to show, that with the oceans making up 75% of the Earth’s surface and going several miles deep in many spots, there is A LOT of volume for all sorts of unkown creatures to live. Every so often, one comes up to say “Hi!”
That being said, at the time this was originally written, there were all sorts of news stories about it and conjecture being offered up. As it turns out, this particular sighting was part of a stunt. Unfortunately, it’s these sorts of stunts that put the whole field of cryptozoology up for ridicule and may cloud out the real ones, when they happen.
It was a hoax. Read the description at the Youtube source.
At the time it was written the news articles were real and nothing was said about it being a hoax. It’s possible that when the youtube was linked that was overlooked. Anyway, article is now updated. Thanks.