Despite whales rarely being found off the Danish coast an orca whale was discovered dead on a Jutland beach
A 5.5 metre long dead orca whale washed ashore yesterday at Nørlev beach, northern Jutland.
Witnesses say that there was blood around the mammal, but the cause of death has not yet been determined. Biologist Bjarke Huus from the Forest and Nature Agency told news website nordjydske.dk that it appeared the animal was old and had been dead for a long time.
Curious passers-by reportedly came up to get a closer look at the animal, which Huus said rarely find its way onto Danish shores. However, in 1999 a minke whale was stranded very close to where Wednesday’s dead orca was found.
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