Australia – An unforgettable experience for the swimmers, but it didn’t have a happy ending. A whale, or more precisely a sperm whale, got very close to the Australian coast. You can see it in the video above the article. The 15m long animal was first spotted this Saturday December 9 at Port Beach near Perth.
It approached the coast, in shallow turquoise water, about 30 tons, an unusual and dangerous behavior for this species. About ten swimmers went to meet him, some even touched him, before he went back into the Indian Ocean.
Two days later, the cetacean was spotted again some distance south, about 50 meters off a beach in Rockingham. This Monday, December 11, she washed ashore on a sandbar.
According to the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, the sperm whale was struck by a boat and was looking for a place to rest. But the mammal has little chance of surviving on the sandbar; It risks crushing its organs under its own weight.
It is said that Australian authorities may have to euthanize him ABC. On the morning of Monday, December 11, they sprayed him with water from a hose to prevent him from suffering from the sun. The beach was closed to the public and a shark warning was issued because it could attract sperm whale poachers.
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