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Beached Skegness sperm whale 'explodes' during post-mortem | Beached Skegness sperm whale 'explodes' during post-mortem |
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One of three sperm whales washed up on a beach has "exploded" during initial examinations by scientists. | One of three sperm whales washed up on a beach has "exploded" during initial examinations by scientists. |
Two of the whales were found on a beach near Skegness, Lincolnshire, on Saturday, while a third was discovered on Sunday morning. | Two of the whales were found on a beach near Skegness, Lincolnshire, on Saturday, while a third was discovered on Sunday morning. |
Marine biologists were using a probe when there was a "huge blast of air", said BBC reporter David Sykes. | Marine biologists were using a probe when there was a "huge blast of air", said BBC reporter David Sykes. |
Earlier, the letters CND, with the organisation's logo, were spray-painted on the whale's tail. | Earlier, the letters CND, with the organisation's logo, were spray-painted on the whale's tail. |
All three whales are believed to be from the same pod as a whale which died at Hunstanton. | All three whales are believed to be from the same pod as a whale which died at Hunstanton. |
The pod was spotted off the Norfolk coast on Friday before the Hunstanton whale became stranded and died. | The pod was spotted off the Norfolk coast on Friday before the Hunstanton whale became stranded and died. |
What happens now? | What happens now? |
One of the Skegness whales is at the end of Lagoon Walk, with the other two towards Gibraltar Point. | One of the Skegness whales is at the end of Lagoon Walk, with the other two towards Gibraltar Point. |
They have been cordoned off to prevent crowds of people touching the carcasses. | They have been cordoned off to prevent crowds of people touching the carcasses. |
The word "fukushima" - presumably a reference to the stricken Japanese nuclear power station - was also written on the side of the whale's body. | The word "fukushima" - presumably a reference to the stricken Japanese nuclear power station - was also written on the side of the whale's body. |
CND (Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament) said the action was not carried out by by the organisation at a national level, but said it recognised many people have "very strong views on nuclear disarmament". |