However, there is plenty of evidence that big whales are curious creatures. He was notified about the stranding around 11am, with the whale - thought to be about 20-25 tonnes - having been alive and rolling in shallow water for an hour before he got to the scene.
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"We've also got Coastguard on scene because all stranded whales belong to the Queen so HM Coastguard are actually the policemen, if you like, who guard the animal.". The 36ft animal was thousands of miles off course and would not normally be found in the North Sea. Phillips added an examination would likely take place on Wednesday, with efforts being made to move the whale's body "up beach so the tide doesn't carry it away". Members of the public gathered shortly before sunset yesterday to watch the struggling whale, Marine mammal experts monitored the animal but decided it was not in its best interests to attempt to refloat the whale, British Divers Marine Rescue hope to arrange a post mortem to determine the whale's cause of death, The sperm whale would normally be found in temperate deep ocean waters where it is able to feed upon giant squid. Two men are hit with felony charges for cheating in Utah fishing contest after forensic analysis of winning fish proved it came from another lake, Pregnant wife dives into ocean and saves husband from a nine-foot bull shark after it 'latches onto his shoulder' while snorkeling in the Florida Keys, Florida high school football team is banned from flying Thin Blue Line flag honoring student's dead officer father after accusations it is racist, Coronavirus cases surge to early pandemic levels of 1,300 a day in Canada as health officials warn infections could reach 5,000 daily if people continue gathering in large groups, Calls to boycott 'woke' Costco after it pulls popular Palmetto Cheese from 120 stores because dairy company founder slammed BLM as 'a terror organization', 'I think he's in a vegetative state - awake but not responding': Renowned brain surgeon says Michael Schumacher is unlikely to make a full recovery from horror 2013 skiing accident, The picture that ruined Putin's breakfast: Nemesis Alexei Navalny poses on a park bench after recovering from Novichok poisoning and vows to continue his fight against Russia's 'Strongman', 'She's telling us how to run our country,' Trump knocks Ilhan Omar's Somali roots and asks 'How did you do where you came from? %PDF-1.5 %���� A sperm whales swims next to the ROV Hercules. 0000009795 00000 n
Receive news and offers from our other brands? The exact current worldwide population is not known, but it is estimated at around 100,000. Dr Andrew Brownlow, of the Scottish Marine Animal Stranding Scheme, believes the whale made a "navigational error". May 29, 2019 - Explore Chaney Hicks's board "Scrimshaw Scratches", followed by 1035 people on Pinterest.