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A number of sources are reporting that a rare beaked whale washed up on a beach in Australia on Tuesday, October 14th.
The find was a boon for cetacean researchers who know little about a deep sea animal that spends most of its time diving at depths far offshore.
Organisation for the Rescue and Research of Cetaceans in Australia (ORRCA) volunteers arrived at the scene to find the whale had perished and do not believe anything untoward has occurred.
National Parks and Wildlife said samples were taken from the carcass, which will now go to landfill.
ORRCA spokeswoman Shona Lorigan said on Tuesday morning the whale was a rare find.
“A whale like this causes great excitement, given they are so rare and not much is known about them,” she said.
“ORRCA will measure, detail and photograph and hopefully help us learn a lot more about this kind of whale.”
Agencies/Canadajournal
