Caddy (Cadborosaurus)

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A sea-serpent-type cryptid sighted off the coast of British Columbia on Canada's west coast. It was named by a newspaper in the 1930s, and a photo survives of a carcass said to have been found in a whale's stomach. Its identity is debated.

Also known asCadborosaurus, Caddy sea serpent
Era / first recorded1930s
OriginCanada
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Originally written in Japanese. 日本語版を読む (the Japanese page also has rankings and comments).

What is Caddy?

Caddy (Cadborosaurus) is a sea-serpent-type cryptid said to be sighted off the coast of British Columbia on Canada’s west coast. It was named after Cadboro Bay near Victoria, where it was seen.

Sightings and the “carcass” photo

Sightings came one after another in the 1930s, and it became widely known after a local newspaper named it “Cadborosaurus.” It is described as having a head like a horse or camel, a long neck and humps on its back. In 1937, the carcass of a long-bodied creature was reportedly found in the stomach of a sperm whale cut up at a whaling station, and a photo of it survives.

What is Caddy really?

Some suggest the carcass in the photo was a baleen whale fetus or a large fish. Other theories say the sightings were sea lions, elephant seals, oarfish or driftwood mistaken for a creature, but its true identity is unknown.

Caddy (Cadborosaurus): Legend & Sighting Locations

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Positions on the map are a rough guide to the area where a legend or sighting is set. Most pins are placed at representative points of a municipality or prefecture (outside Japan, a city position rounded to about 10 km, or the country), not at the exact place.
Municipality points: Geolonia address data (CC BY 4.0), based on the Address Base Registry (Digital Agency of Japan) / Country points: Natural Earth

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