| Margate Beach in South Africa is popular these | | | | Karl Shuker named it as "Trunko". |
| days as a prime spot for watching and observing | | | | Aside from the weird trunk, the Trunko had a tail |
| whales. However, on November 1, 1922, the | | | | which was twice the length of its trunk. The tail |
| beach became a spot for a peculiar battle of | | | | seemed to look like that of a lobster's. Despite |
| three gigantic beasts of the sea. | | | | the fact that it was assumed to be a sea |
| The battle of two whales and a very weird beast | | | | creature, it didn't have scales. Instead, it was |
| captured the attention of beach goers and locals | | | | covered with snow-white fur that was at least |
| of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. The said beast | | | | eight inches long. |
| resembled a sea creature which appeared to be | | | | Intriguingly, no scientists came to the beach to |
| elephant like. | | | | examine the carcass of the bizarre creature. For |
| According to the witnesses, the epic battle lasted | | | | ten days, the local people and the beach goers |
| for as long as three hours. Though it seems that | | | | feasted their eyes on the carcass but not one |
| the weird monster overpowered the two whales, | | | | marine life explorer; zoologist or biologist paid any |
| no victor emerged from the clash. The long battle | | | | attention to it. |
| resulted with the death of the three giants. | | | | Sadly enough, the tide pulled the giant carcass |
| However, the amusement and bewilderment did | | | | back to the sea on the tenth day and it became |
| not end with battle. Several hours after the battle | | | | a supposed-to-be significant discovery that was |
| was over, the carcass of the bizarre creature | | | | wasted. To add to the disappointment of the |
| invaded the shores of Margate Beach. | | | | wasted chance, it took the London Daily Mail two |
| According those who saw the weird corpse, the | | | | years before they ran a story on the event. It |
| beast was unbelievable forty seven feet long, ten | | | | seems that whatever occurred in KwaZulu-Natal |
| feet wide and five feet in height. | | | | remained a secret of that region. |
| Surprisingly, the observers saw no apparent head | | | | According to theories of some crypto zoologist, |
| of the creature but it inevitably had a long trunk | | | | the Trunko might have been a variety of an |
| that sprang from its torso. The trunk which | | | | aquatic elephant. They proposed that such animals |
| seemed like that of an elephant's was at least | | | | may have evolved and went back to their marine |
| five feet in length with a fourteen inch diameter. | | | | habitats for the purpose of survival and |
| Because of its trunk, British cryptozoologist Dr | | | | sustenance. |