Dead porpoise found on Bakam beach in Sarawak


MIRI: The carcass of a porpoise was washed ashore at Bakam beach fronting the South China Sea about 30km south of Miri city on Thursday (Oct 24) morning.

Villagers claimed that the sea creature - a relative of the dolphin - was already dead when it was found around 6am on the sandy beach.

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