Workers opened a whale in 1937 and found something inside that still doesn't have a name
In 1937, workers at a whaling station in Haida Gwaii discovered an unidentified creature inside a sperm whale. The creature, measuring ten feet long with a horse-like head and a fan-shaped tail, has been linked to the legend of Cadborosaurus willsi, a sea serpent reported by various communities since the 1800s. Despite skepticism and alternative explanations, some zoologists continue to advocate for the existence of this mysterious animal.
- ▪Workers at the Naden Harbor whaling station found an unidentified creature in a sperm whale's gut in 1937.
- ▪The creature, measuring ten feet long, has been associated with the legend of Cadborosaurus willsi, or 'Caddy.'
- ▪Despite numerous reported sightings, skeptics attribute the sightings to known marine animals like giant oarfish or decomposing basking sharks.
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Workers opened a whale in 1937 and found something inside that still doesn't have a name Ellsworth Toohey 2:36 pm Wed May 27, 2026 By Boorman - http://lordgeekington.wordpress.com/cadborosaurus/, Public Domain, Link In August 1937, workers at the Naden Harbor whaling station in Haida Gwaii were cutting up a harpooned sperm whale when they found something in its gut that nobody recognized. Ten feet long, with a horse-like head, a long neck, small front flippers, and a fan-shaped tail — not a known fish, not a shark, not anything in the standard field guide. They photographed it on the dock before it deteriorated. Francis Kermode, director of the BC Provincial Museum, looked at a tissue sample and guessed it was a "fetal baleen whale," though he hedged. The carcass then disappeared.
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