"Alien creatures" were discovered on an Australian beach. How do experts interpret this?

Alien creatures

According to media reports, on Tuesday local time, an Australian man, Alex Tan, was walking on Maroochydore Beach when he accidentally encountered An unidentified object was found washed ashore by the waves. After careful observation, it was found that it was a rotting animal carcass. However, because it was beyond recognition, Alex could not identify what kind of animal it was. He said that this animal looked like an animal. There is only a hairless possum, but it feels different from a possum, like an alien species. He then made a short video of the discovery and posted it on the Internet, causing many netizens to speculate about what kind of animal it was. ?Brushtail Possum?

On Wednesday local time, Associate Professor Steve Johnston from the School of Agriculture and Food Sciences at the University of Queensland expressed his opinion that he believed it was a brushtail. The reason why the opossum looks strange in appearance is that it has been "blistered and swollen" after being soaked in sea water for a long time. ?Kangaroo

Facing the opossum theory proposed by Steve Johnston, Associate Professor Bill Bateman from the School of Molecular and Life Sciences at Curtin University opposed it. He believed that this unknown creature was Kangaroo, he said that he could tell from this corpse that the animal had a long tail, short forearms and thick hind legs. In addition, he also said that he mainly identified the corpse based on its skull. The reason why it is different from the kangaroo is mainly because the nose and mouth rot after being soaked in seawater, making it look like an alien species. Conflict of views

Professor Johnston also expressed doubts about Bill Bateman's view. He said that kangaroos should not appear in this place. According to the geographical location, possums are often found in this area. ? As of now, no final conclusion has been reached on what this unknown creature is, and experts cannot determine whether this thing that looks very much like an alien creature is a possum or a kangaroo.

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