Kozhikode: A dead blue whale washed ashore in rain hit Kozhikode beach on Saturday morning. A few fishermen who arrived at the beach spotted the giant marine mammal first on South Beach by 10.15 in the morning. "The carcass, which started to decompose looks more than 2 days old" said a fisherman who spotted the dead whale in the morning.
A huge number of people including children are visiting the spot to take a glance at the giant fish.
A post mortem will be conducted at the beach itself and the carcass will be buried there itself making a deep pit as per the protocol' said Kozhikode Corporation health officer in charge Pramod to 0 nm anorama.
The sample of the carcass will be sent for further tests to the National Institute of High-Security Animal Diseases, Bhopal. A decision on further procedures will be taken later, he added.
Blue whales are considered an endangered species.
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