Sperm whales found dead in Skegness
 

Three dead sperm whales have been discovered washed up on the Lincolnshire coast.

One of the whales was found dead on Skegness beach at about 6.30am on Sunday morning, while the two others were discovered a few miles south at about 8.30pm on Saturday evening.
Coastguard rescue teams from Sekegness and Chapel St Leonards were called to cordon off the area and members of the public are being advised not to come close to the dead animals.

This comes after another sperm whale, estimated to be 45ft long and weighing 30 tonnes, died on Friday after becoming stranded in shallow waters off the coast of west Norfolk, despite rescue workers' efforts to release it.

The three whales who died on the Lincolnshire coast are thought to be part of the same pod spotted by the rescue team on Friday, but it is the whereabouts of the rest of the pod remains unknown.

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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk...-a6830881.html

Yes this happens all over the world
are they lost from the family
or is it pollution destroying there tracking?

They say they could all be from the same pod and perhaps got stuck on the rocks.
They're amazing creatures and its sad when this happens.

If they drift into too shallow waters they can't survive, poor things

Difficult to tell between whales and humans sunbathing in Skegness tbh

..there was a story and some pics a few days ago of a guy pulling out the whale's teeth, really quite grim and graphic...I don't have time this morning to look it up for the link and can't recall which news media it was on...

I saw that revolting article, why wasn't he stopped? What an idiot! :(
(please do not post pics of it)

Was it still alive?

One of the Whale pod has been discovered in the CBB house masquerading as a human.

:laugh: Funny - but TRUE.