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A giant whale weighing more than 15 tons strands on a French beach.

On Nov 7, news website France24 reported that French zoology experts now It is preparing to operate on the carcass of a large whale about 19 meters, weighing about 15 tons that swims to the surface. The beach area of ​​Kalay the northern port city of the country

Initially, it is believed that this female whale, about 30 years old, may have been injured and washed ashore. This is a strange phenomenon that rarely happens in this area.

Animal protection group CMNF officials said the whale was probably sick at first. Or injured to come aground on rocks in a state that is not yet dead. before it died a few hours later.

Several species of whales live in waters across France, while fin whales It is the second largest whale in the world after the blue whale. The International Organization for Conservation of Nature account for fin whales as a weak species Earlier at the beginning of the year Recently, a humpback whale was found washed ashore on a beach on the Mediterranean coast. South of France.