GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING: Woman stumbles across a 'whale's PENIS' that washed up on the shore while visiting the beach - as mystery surrounds how it got there

  • Woman found what's believed to be a whale's penis on Magnetic Island, QLD
  • While the object is yet to be confirmed, many speculate it belonged to a whale
  • Wildlife researcher Dr Vanessa Pirotta said scientists would need to see it in flesh
  • She disputed claims that whales may have bitten the penis off one of their own 

By Ashley Nickel For Daily Mail Australia

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A woman has stumbled across what many believe to be a whale's penis that had washed ashore.

The large, greyish object was found by a woman who'd been walking along the beach at Magnetic Island, in northern Queensland, this week.

It appeared to have been detached from an animal, with its fleshy insides seen at the top. 

Confused as to what the mysterious object may be, she decided to share a video of it on TikTok in the hopes someone could identify it.

'What the f**k is that? It's massive, like the size of my leg,' she said. 'Ew, disgusting.'

A woman found a strange object (above) that many believe to be a 'whale penis' on Magnetic Island in north Queensland

A woman found a strange object (above) that many believe to be a 'whale penis' on Magnetic Island in north Queensland

Fellow TikTokkers speculated it was a whale's penis, noting humpback whales are currently breeding in the area.

The video even caught the attention of wildlife researcher Dr Vanessa Pirotta, who said scientists would be unable to confirm exactly what the object is without seeing it for themselves.

'It's hard to know exactly what this object is without seeing it in the flesh. As a scientist we want to have as much information on the size and also how it looks from every single angle so we just don't know at this stage,' she said in her own video.

'Where this unidentified object was found is currently where there are a lot of humpback whales.'

Wildlife researcher Vanessa Pirotta said humpback whales are breeding in the area but shut down theories the possible penis was 'bitten off' as humpbacks don't have teeth (pictured, whales mating)

Wildlife researcher Vanessa Pirotta said humpback whales are breeding in the area but shut down theories the possible penis was 'bitten off' as humpbacks don't have teeth (pictured, whales mating)

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However, Dr Pirotta did shut down theories the possible penis was 'bitten off'.

'If this is a male humpback whale penis, it is very unlikely that it was bitten off by another humpback whale,' she said.

'These whales don't have any teeth rather they have long hair-like strands known as baleen and to bite another male's penis off is something that I've not ever heard of.'

She did pose the theory if maybe a killer whale had attacked the other marine animal, but noted there wasn't any markings on the object left behind. 

'This is just a mystery at this stage,' Dr Pirotta said.

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