Residents of a fishing community in Newfoundland, Canada, are finally getting rid of a dead whale that washed up unto its shores.<br/> <br />It had been slowly rotting for weeks, giving off an unpleasant odor.<br/> <br />This week, a team from the Royal Ontario Museum dissected the carcass.<br/> <br />Parts of the blue whale, which is an endangered species, will be used for scientific research.<br/> <br />It is likely one of a group of blue whales that died several weeks ago in heavy ice off Newfoundland's Western coast.
