Dead minke whale washed up in the Manila Bay

Members of the Philippine coast guard

try to lift up the carcass of a minke whale in the waters of the Manila

Bay on Dec. 30, 2008. The 10-meter-long minke whale was washed up at a

pier late Monday and was tied to a coast guard boat while authorities

searched for a crane to haul it out to assess the cause of death. The

minke whale may have died of natural causes or may have been hit by a boat

before being washed up. It was the first time in recent memory that a dead

minke whale was washed up in the Manila Bay, a major shipping channel.

(Chinese media/Luis Liwanag)
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Members of the Philippine coast guard

try to lift up the carcass of a minke whale in the waters of the Manila

Bay on Dec. 30, 2008. (Chinese media/Luis Liwanag)
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Members of the Philippine coast guard

try to lift up the carcass of a minke whale in the waters of the Manila

Bay on Dec. 30, 2008.(Chinese media/Luis Liwanag)
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The carcass of a whale is seen in the

waters of the Manila Bay on Dec. 30, 2008.(Chinese media/Luis Liwanag)


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