People have been left scratching their heads after a giant skeleton was found rotting on a beach in the aftermath of Storm Ciara.
The giant carcass, which resembles a prehistoric creature, was found on a beach near Aberdeen at the start of this week.
Some people suggested it could be 'Nessie or a dinosaur' but others suggested it could be some sort of publicity stunt.
The shocking photo was shared by Fubar News and shows the curved remains partially buried in the sand, as a child stands proudly with one leg resting near the creature's head.
Update: Skeleton mystery 'solved'
Fubar News shared the image on its Facebook page and asked if anyone knew what creature the remains might belong to, reports The Mirror.
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Many people commented with their suggestions of the identity of the mysterious creature - with some suggesting it was a whale, orca or dolphin.
However, one Facebook user said the remains actually pre-dated the storm.
Lyn Crawford said: "We saw this at Blackdog I think. It was rotting when we came across it in December."
Other users joked the carcass could be the remains of Scotland's very own Loch Ness Monster.
Meg Plummer wrote: "Oh me it’s Nessie the Loch Ness monster."
But Emma–Louise Bolland disagreed that it was the nation's favourite folklore monster, adding: "Nessie could not adapt to salt water."
Dex Stewart meanwhile joked: "Yep it’s a very very rarely seen deep sea Haggis."
Matthew Cook was convinced it dated back to the pre-historic age, writing: "At first glance I thought a brontosaurus but looking at the vertebrae in the skeletal structure I’m swayed towards a diplodocus/triceratops."
It is not the first time people have speculated over Nessie – who was first 'spotted' back in 565 AD.
Loch Ness’s native monster was mentioned in the biography of Irish monk St Columba, who talks of a giant "water beast" dragging a man to his death.
