Beached sperm whale spared being blown up

A 55-foot-long sperm whale that had beached itself on the South African coast died naturally a few hours after rescue attempts failed. Had the whale continued to live, a likely option would have been to euthanize it with explosives, something which has happened multiple times in South Africa. Of course, it remains to be seen how they decide to dispose of the carcass…. Read the article here: Beached whale dies near PE.