Carcass of adult whale washes ashore off Ekkiyarkuppam coast
The Hindu
A Forest Department official said the whale seemed to have died several days ago and was washed ashore during high tide; it was buried at the beach
The carcass of an adult whale was washed ashore off the Ekkiyarkuppam coast near Marakkanam in the district on Thursday. Following information from fishermen, officials from the Forest Department inspected the carcass. Due to its huge size and the condition of the carcass, which was in a highly decomposed stage, it was buried on the beach.
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