Trunko
Location of Trunko Sightings
Margate Beach in South Africa
Earliest - Latest Reported Trunko Sighting
November 1, 1922
Description of the Trunko
A large sea creature which appeas to be elephant like. The creature has no visible head, but there is a long trunk that comes from its torso area. Aside from the weird
trunk, the Trunko had a tail which was twice the length of its trunk. The tail seemed to look like that of a lobster’s. Despite the fact that it was assumed to be a sea
creature, it didn’t have scales. Instead, it was covered with snow-white fur that was at least eight inches long.
Odors described during or right after
encounters with the Trunko
None Reported
Sounds - Speech of the Trunko
None Reported
Interesting Sighting Details of the Trunko
Margate Beach in South Africa is popular these days as a prime spot for watching and observing whales. However, on November 1, 1922, the beach became a spot for a
peculiar battle of three gigantic beasts of the sea. The battle of two whales and a very weird beast captured the attention of beach goers and locals of KwaZulu-Natal in
South Africa.
The said beast resembled a sea creature which appeared to be elephant like. According to the witnesses, the epic battle lasted for as long as three hours.
Though it seems that the weird monster overpowered the two whales, no victor emerged from the clash. The long battle resulted with the death of the three giants.
However, the amusement and bewilderment did not end with battle. Several hours after the battle was over, the carcass of the bizarre creature invaded the shores of
Margate Beach. According those who saw the weird corpse, the beast was unbelievable forty seven feet long, ten feet wide and five feet in height. Surprisingly, the
observers saw no apparent head of the creature but it inevitably had a long trunk that sprang from its torso.
The trunk which seemed like that of an elephant’s was at least
five feet in length with a fourteen inch diameter. Because of its trunk, British cryptozoologist Dr Karl Shuker named it as “Trunko”.
Aside from the weird trunk, the Trunko had a tail which was twice the length of its trunk. The tail seemed to look like that of a lobster’s. Despite the fact that it was
assumed to be a sea creature, it didn’t have scales. Instead, it was covered with snow-white fur that was at least eight inches long.
Intriguingly, no scientists came to the
beach to examine the carcass of the bizarre creature. For ten days, the local people and the beach goers feasted their eyes on the carcass but not one marine life
explorer; zoologist or biologist paid any attention to it.
Sadly enough, the tide pulled the giant carcass back to the sea on the tenth day and it became a supposed-to-be significant discovery that was wasted. To add to the
disappointment of the wasted chance, it took the London Daily Mail two years before they ran a story on the event. It seems that whatever occurred in KwaZulu-Natal
remained a secret of that region.
According to theories of some crypto zoologist, the Trunko might have been a variety of an aquatic elephant. They proposed that such
animals may have evolved and went back to their marine habitats for the purpose of survival and sustenance.
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