Locals flock to Na Batu Kepala Beach in Nunhila subdistrict, Alak district, East Nusa Tenggara, where the dead blue whale was found stranded and decaying on Tuesday afternoon. - Kompas.com
KUPANG, Indonesia (AFP): A giant 23-metre (75-foot) whale briefly washed up near a beach in Indonesia but it was unclear how the enormous marine mammal died, a conservation official said Wednesday (July 22).
Curious onlookers crowded the shore of coastal Kupang city as officials scrambled to figure out what to do with the bloated carcass, which was first spotted on Tuesday.
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