Whale carcass washes up on Bali beach
DENPASAR — The rotting carcass of a nearly 14-metre whale washed up Thursday (Jan 21) on a Bali beach popular with tourists.
This handout photo taken and released by Badung Environmental and Hygiene Services on Jan 21, 2021 shows workers on an excavator preparing to bury the carcass of a giant 14-metre whale washed up on Batu Belig beach, on Indonesia's holiday island of Bali.
DENPASAR — The rotting carcass of a nearly 14-metre whale washed up Thursday (Jan 21) on a Bali beach popular with tourists.
The conservation agency said it was investigating the death of the giant creature, which was first spotted in shallow waters near Batu Belig beach, north of Seminyak.
Curious onlookers gathered around the carcass but the strong smell of decay put many off, said one local.
Bali conservation official Prawono Meruanto said the creature could be a Bryde's whale, and that its carcass was later buried at the beach using an excavator.
In July, ten smaller whales were found dead on a beach in Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province. Locals managed to get one surviving member of the pod back into the water alive.
Cross-currents off beaches pose a danger to whales as they can get caught between reefs close to shore. AFP
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