<p>A dead whale washed up</a> on Ipanema Beach in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday, November 15.</p><p>The decomposing humpback whale was roped off from tourists and beach-goers and was removed after biologists from Rio de Janeiro State University took tissue samples</a> for analysis.</p><p>This video shows the whale being removed from Rio’s iconic beach. Credit: Comlurb via Storyful</p><br />
