Phuket marine experts confirm mysterious beached remains are of sperm whale

The Phuket News

Phuket marine biologists have confirmed that the mysterious remains found washed ashore at Naithon Beach were that of a sperm whale. Phuket Lifeguard Service

PHUKET: Marine experts have confirmed that the carcass of unidentified marine animal found washed up on Naithon Beach yesterday (June16) was that of a sperm whale.

“Although the head and much of the body had decomposed, there was enough of the remains to confirm that it was a sperm whale, about 10 metres long,” Dr Kongkiat Kittiwatthanawong, Chief of the Marine Endangered Species Unit at the Phuket Marine Biology Centre (PMBC) told The Phuket News today (June 17).

“We believe the whale died at least two weeks before its remains washed ashore. We will keep samples of the parts that were recovered for further examination, in the hope that we may confirm the cause of death, age and sex of the whale,” he said.

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-- Phuket News 2016-06-18

Sperm on the beach in Phuket, there's a first.

Sorry, in a silly mood this morning.

You beat me to it!

"We will keep samples of the parts that were recovered for further examination, in the hope that we may confirm the cause of death" - sounds like the death of a whale gets more investigation than the death of a person.

Why not just say the whale committed suicide?

Three very funny previous posts, Thank you Thai Visa Forum Champions.