Dead whale removed from port in southwestern Japan

Dead whale removed from port in southwestern Japan

A crane lifts the carcass of a sperm whale at a port in the southwestern Japanese town of Kanda, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Oct. 1, 2015. The 16-meter, 33-ton carcass, moored at the port was dismembered and buried. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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