Fifth sperm whale washes up in Wainfleet in Lincolnshire

#spermwhales #Skegness A fifth sperm whale has washed up near to where four others have been found in Lincolnshire in the east coast. This one is believed to be from the same pod as those found earlier. Three had washed up in Skegness, Lincolnshire, and the fourth in Hunstanton, Norfolk. The latest one was found in Wainfleet, around five miles from Skegness.
This has been reported in news.sky.com dated 26 January 2016.

All these dead animals are understood to have been part of a group of six that was spotted in The Wash and they have been linked to a larger pod, some of which had beached in the Netherlands and Germany.
East Lindsey District Council has indicated that it may be a "few days" before the 48ft whales on the Skegness beach are removed. In the meantime, scientists are inspecting the carcasses and trying to figure out what caused their deaths. From all appearances, they had died at sea before being washed up on the beaches.
Incidentally, there was an explosive release of gas that burst out from one of the whales when scientists cut into it and people have been urged not to go near them.
The 50ft sperm whale that died in Hunstanton earlier is thought to have become distressed and injured its tail thrashing around in the shallow waters. Rescue divers, joined by staff from RNLI, HM Coastguard and Hunstanton Sea Life Sanctuary tried to push it back into the waters but did not succeed.


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