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A 12-meter-tall whale has died on the shores of southern Spain in a rare and sad phenomenon.
The marine mammal of the “winged whale” species is believed to have stuck in the shallows after being injured.
Crowds of people had gathered today at La Rada beach in Estepona to see and take pictures with the corpse.
Jose Luis Mons, of the marine species recovery center told the local network The Olive Press“It is sad but it is not uncommon for whales to get stuck to death on this shore, unfortunately it has happened in some cases. In most of them the whales had died before.
The center added that the female whale’s body was in an advanced state of decomposition and is believed to have died a few days ago.
Officials in Estepona confirmed that a major operation has been launched to recover the body.
An autopsy will be performed by marine biologists and other experts to determine the cause of death.
by marine biologists and other experts to determine the cause of death.
Whales with wings according to the WWF network, is the second largest marine mammal in the world after blue whales.
They have a special dividing line behind the ridge wing that gives it the nickname “ridge-cut”.
Another feature is that their lower right jaw is white and the other half is black.
They can grow up to 25 meters in length and are an endangered species with about 50,000 specimens left alive.
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