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The Mystery of the 100 tonne Whale

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posted on Feb, 25 2010 @ 04:00 PM
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Hi everyone, this is my first thread, so here goes!

I found this on the Guardian website:

Guardian.co.uk



This particular animal probably died as a result of a shipstrike in the Bay of Biscay – where lucky ferry ­passengers may occasionally see these ­leviathans swimming across the bows. The ­skeleton of one such casualty, found in Andalucia, was used by the ­contemporary Mexican artist Gabriel Orozoco in an installation in ­London's White Cube gallery in 2006. The ­Cornish whale, however, has drifted into royal hands. Extraordinarily, a still extant 14th-­century edict determines that any whale, dolphin, sturgeon or porpoise washed on to English shores is the property of the monarch, a relic of an age when a whale represented great wealth.


Apparently this kind of occurrance is quite a rarity in this part of the UK.
A fin whale probably killed by a ship in the Atlantic, washed up in Cornwall.
The author of the article is Philip Hoare, a great writer on whales, a man who truly appreciates the majesty of these amazing animals..

It's just a real shame to see this huge creature washed up and lifeless after drifting hundreds of miles to be washed up on the shore..



posted on Feb, 25 2010 @ 04:24 PM
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What was the mystery again????



posted on Feb, 25 2010 @ 04:29 PM
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Haha you'd have to ask The Guardian!


But at the start, they pose these:

A fin whale has beached on the coast of Cornwall. But where has the 56ft beast come from? And what will happen if it explodes?


..and then go on to make a real interesting article.



posted on Feb, 25 2010 @ 04:32 PM
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Good first thread


Interesting that it could be seen as a bad omen as well, guess we'll have to wait and see if anyone prominent dies or some major disaster strikes ??

I personally believe in omens so we shall see ??




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