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18-meter sperm whale found dead off China's northeast coast

An 18-metre sperm whale was found dead in the shallow waters of Bohai Sea in northeast China's Liaoning Province.

An 18-meter sperm whale was found dead in the shallow waters of Bohai Sea in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province, state media cited local authorities as saying.

No external wounds were visible in the 40 tone male whale, Xinhua said, quoting scientists at the scene.

Research will be carried out into how the whale died, Xinhua reported.

(Source: AFP)