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A dead humpback whale washed into a pool at Newport Beach in Sydney, Australia, on Wednesday morning. The Sydney Daily Telegraph reported that the young adult whale was believed to have been dead two days before large waves carried it into the pool. The carcass measures about 39 feet long and weighs over 30 tons.
When high tide dislodges it from the pool and carries it ashore, the National Parks and Wildlife Service will likely carve the carcass into pieces and dispose of it. This is the second humpback to have washed ashore on the beaches of New South Wales this season, and authorities expect a few more by the end of the whales' annual migration.
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At left, A police photographer walks past the dead whale.
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A sign warns would-be swimmers that a dead humpback lies in the pool.
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The carcass of the beached whale.
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The whale sits in the Newport pool.
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Workers remove a handrail near the whale.
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Locals view the whale from a nearby beach.
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The full body of the whale seen from above.
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Waves wash into the pool.
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*blinks at the fourth picture* ...A male i'm guessing?
August 01 2012 at 6:33 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyPoor thing. :(