Enormous dead whale washes up on Indonesian beach with 115 plastic cups and 25 plastic bags in its stomach
The cause of the sperm whale's death remains unknown as the carcass was buried without a necrop on Tuesday.
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A staggering 13lbs of plastic waste was found in the stomach of a dead whale that washed ashore in eastern Indonesia. The garbage included 115 plastic drinking cups and two flip-flops, Daily Mail reports.
According to Wakatobi National Park chief Heri Santoso, the rotting carcass of the 31-foot male sperm whale was found by rescuers on Monday near Kapota waters in Southeast Sulawesi province.
Four plastic bottles, 25 plastic bags, two flip-flops, a nylon sack, 115 plastic cups, and over 1,000 other plastic pieces were found in its stomach. A necropsy of the carcass, which was to be buried on Tuesday, was not possible due to its decayed condition. That said, the cause of death is still unknown.