A whale washed up in Taiwan was found to contain a huge mass of rubbish in its stomach. Marine biologists in the country said it's likely the rubbish was a big contribution to the sperm whale’s death. The whale, which measured at 15-metres, was washed up in Tainan, south Taiwan. It had already been returned to the ocean three days previously after becoming stranded in Tongshi. Marine biologists from National Cheng Kung University conducted an autopsy and found enough plastic bags and fishing nets to fit an excavator bucket, according to the Association Foreign Press news agency. In pictures: Plastic pollution around the world 10 show all...
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