\n Havva Mustafa, 57, was taking a stroll along Hove beach with his partner Yvonne when he came across the \u201cghostlike\u201d carcass.\n<\/p>\n
\n The Brighton resident said it was \u201cquite high up the beach\u201d and \u201cnot close to the water\u2019s edge\u201d.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n He said: \u201cWhen we first saw the carcass, we thought it was a seal, as we approached it we realised that there were four legs and hooves.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cWe thought it was a sheep. It was a strange sight and confusing, the skin was pearlescent, with no wool, if it is a sheep.\u00a0\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cWe were shocked to see legs and feet and the absence of a head.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cWe wondered how it ended up on the beach.\n<\/p>\n
\n The mystery animal carcass on Hove beach (Image: Havva Mustafa)\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cThe strangest thing was the pearly sheen all over it – ghostlike, almost lit from the inside.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n Mr Mustafa said he was coming up with \u201call sorts of theories about how a sheep might end up drowned in the sea\u201d.\n<\/p>\n
\n A spokesman for Sussex Wildlife Trust said it was “really difficult” to identify the animal, which looked to have been in the water “for a while”.\n<\/p>\n
\n He added it was “likely to be a sheep”.\n<\/p>\n