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#DwarfSpermWhale carcass washes up on #WestBeach
A local tour boat operator says the cause of death appears to be a "complete mystery”. He had seen the whale on Thursday when it was alive about 4 km’s offshore.
The whale was found early on Saturday, and is estimated to be more than two metres in length.
The Department for Environment & Water said the animal was a dwarf sperm whale, a species that is considered rare in Australian waters.
Dwarf sperm whale carcass washes up on West Beach days after 'very rare' sighting
The carcass of a dwarf sperm whale is found washed up on an Adelaide beach, with a local tour boat operator who says he saw the "very rare" animal when it was alive and several kilometres offshore describing the cause of death as a "complete mystery".