The carcass of a giant whale washed up on a beach in Indonesia. <br /><br />This 23 metre (75 foot) pygmy blue whale marine mammal was found at Nuhnila Beach off the coast of Kupang City in East Nusa Tenggara on Tuesday (July 21).<br /><br />Officials are investigating how the whale died. It is believed to have been dragged by the ocean currents before washing ashore.<br /><br />Ikram Sangadji, head of Kupang's National Water Conservation Area (BKKPN), said: "We will take a sample of the contents of the stomach for examination. At the same time see whether there is waste in the whale's stomach.''<br /><br />Officers deployed heavy equipment vehicles to bury the whale carcass. The carcass was rotting and had a bad smell with some parts of the body already peeled off.
