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Whale washes up in lagoon

Monday 18 June 2018 | Published in Environment

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Whale washes up in lagoon
People gather around the body of the whale as it was cut up for examination yesterday.

The body of a five metre-long Cuvier’s beaked whale which washed ashore in the lagoon off Vaimaanga late yesterday morning attracted a small crowd of curious onlookers as it was cut up for later examination.

The body of a five metre-long Cuvier’s beaked whale which washed ashore in the lagoon off Vaimaanga late yesterday morning attracted a small crowd of curious onlookers as it was cut up for later examination.


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