Dead Whale Washes Up on Beach in Cornwall

У вашего броузера проблема в совместимости с HTML5

Newquay residents were saddened to find that a dead whale had washed up on Fistral Beach on Wednesday morning. Police quickly cordoned off the whale, while wildlife authorities investigated the 16.5m long animal. The Cornwall Wildlife Trust said that they believed it to be a juvenile fin whale.

While it may be a saddening sight, it is rare for large whales to get stranded on the coast of the UK. But, unfortunately, it’s far more common for smaller species to become stranded. This mass beaching of 55 pilot whales in Scotland this July was the UK’s worst-ever stranding event.

Marine biologists conducted a post-mortem on the fin whale in an attempt to determine how it died, and to see if they can learn anything about the marine ecosystem. After the post-mortem, the body was placed into a skip and removed from the beach.

#news #whale #uk

Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/ODNsubs

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ondemandnews

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ODN

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ODN/

If you wish to purchase any of our clips for commercial use, please visit: http://www.itnproductions.co.uk/news/