AKIPRESS.COM - The strange animal was discovered floating along the shore of a beach in China, Daily Star, reports.

Locals were scared to approach it at first but then one man picked it up to get a photo next to it.

When he did, he was left stunned as the animal began moving its head and limbs.

A video of the phenomenon was shared online, where it soon gained popularity.

It has since been posted on YouTube channel The Hidden Underbelly, where it has racked up more that one thousand hits already. The description reads: "This creature seems to have a human-like head with some sort of arms and legs.

"In my opinion, this could be a new species of sea life or a mutated starfish."

Viewers were left shocked by what they saw, unable to give an explanation of what it could be.

"That is really weird," one wrote.

Another added: "Whoa, now this one is freaky. Interesting, to say the least."

And a third questioned: "Is it some kind of mutated sea sponge?"