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Sat May 26 15:16:43 SAST 2012
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Whale washes up on Belgian beach

Sapa-AFP | 08 February, 2012 12:39
A dead sperm whale lies in harbour of Meldorf
Passersby look at a dead sperm whale lying in the harbour of Meldorf. File picture
Image by: STRINGER/GERMANY / Reuters

A 13-metre (42-foot) sperm whale is dying after washing up on a Belgian beach on Wednesday, the country's Royal Institute of Natural Science said.

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The whale, beached near Zeebrugge by the resort of Knokke-Heist, showed signs of several wounds, the institute's Jan Haelters told the national news agency Belga.

A fully-mature male sperm whale can reach up to 22 metres (over 70 feet) in length.

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