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Encyclopedia > Tasmanian Globster
March 9, 1962 issue of The Mercury covering the Tasmanian Globster.
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March 9, 1962 issue of The Mercury covering the Tasmanian Globster.

The Tasmanian Globster was a large unidentified carcass that washed ashore in western Tasmania, in August 1960. It measured 20 by 18 feet and was estimated to weigh between 5 and 10 tons. Although no samples of the mass were taken, recent analysis of other globsters suggests that the Tasmanian Globster was a large mass of adipose tissue from a whale. Emblems: Flora - Tasmanian Blue Gum; Mineral - Crocoite Motto: Ubertas et Fidelitas (Fertility and Faithfulness) Slogan or Nickname: The Apple Isle; Holiday Isle Other Australian states and territories Capital Hobart Government Const. ... Carcass that washed ashore near St. ... Adipose tissue is an anatomical term for loose connective tissue composed of adipocytes. ... A Fin whale The term whale is ambiguous: it can refer to all cetaceans, to just the larger ones, or only to members of particular families within the order Cetacea. ...


The term globster was coined in 1962 to describe this carcass.


References

  • Ellis, R. 1994. Monsters of the Sea. Robert Hale, London.
Blobs and globsters
St. Augustine Monster (1896) • Tasmanian Globster (1960) • New Zealand Globster (1968) • Tasmanian Globster 2 (1970) • Bermuda Blob (1988) • Hebrides Blob (1990) • Bermuda Blob 2 (1995) • Nantucket Blob (1996) • Bermuda Blob 3 (1997) • Four Mile Globster (1997) • Newfoundland Blob (2001) • Chilean Blob (2003)

 

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