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Mysterious sea creature washes up on beach leaves internet users baffled

A bizarre looking sea creature has left internet users baffled after it washed up on a beach in California.

The person who discovered the unknown animal took photos of the rotting creature at Leo Carrillo Beach in Malibu and posted it online, hoping to find out what it is.

Reddit user xxviiparadise posted the photos to the site and said: “It weighed around seven pounds and if I had to guess about five inches wide.”

“Can anyone tell me what this is, other than an organ?”

People were left baffled at what the creature could be. Photo: Imgur
People were left baffled at what the creature could be. Photo: Imgur

While the creature doesn't appear to have any distiguishable features, it does have two large lumps on one end of its body, leaving people more confused.

One reader suggested it could be “whatever lives inside the seashell.”

Reddit user PacificKestrel then stepped in to solve the mystery.

the unusual looks of the creature stumped internet users. Photo: Imgur
the unusual looks of the creature stumped internet users. Photo: Imgur

"Did you find it somewhere in the Southern California area? Yep, then I'd say that, my friend, is a long-dead sea hare".

The California sea hare is a species of sea slug found off the West Coast of the US.