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11-07-2015, 10:20 AM
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Dead sperm whale found near Jurong Island
The Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum says this is the first time a sperm whale sighting has been recorded in Singapore.
SINGAPORE: The bloodied carcass of a sperm whale was found off the coast of Jurong Island on Friday morning (Jul 10).
This is the first time that a sperm whale sighting has been recorded in Singapore, the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum said on Facebook. Nine of its staff were deployed to salvage the specimen. "It was identified by our curators to be a sperm whale, which is internationally threatened with extinction," the museum added.
According to the museum, the whale is between 10 and 15 metres in length. Sperm whales can grow up to 20 metres.
A National University of Singapore team said they plan to take DNA samples on Friday night and remove the flesh of the whale on Saturday. The aim is to remove the entire skeleton of the whale intact and researchers hope to study what's inside its stomach. The flesh will be incinerated.
“Currently, the team is trying to secure the whale carcass. The next step will be to try to recover the skeleton and key parts of the carcass for research purposes,” a spokesperson added.
The process of extracting tissue, removing flesh from the carcass and getting out the skeleton could take up to several weeks, said Professor Peter Ng, Director of Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum.
"We have never done it before. The biggest animal we’ve handled is maybe a large dolphin. That’s nothing compared to this," he said.
A member of the public, whom they identified as Mr Jailani, had tipped them off. Another member of the public, Christine, emailed Channel NewsAsia a photo of the whale (below), saying it was seen floating in waters near an offshore tank terminal.
The last time Singapore retrieved a large animal carcass from the sea was more than 20 years ago, according to Professor Ng. A large dolphin, known as a false killer whale, had washed up in Singapore waters at that time.
Professor Ng also revealed that a dead whale was found off Pedra Branca about six to seven years ago, but it could not be retrieved as it was "very rotten" and was floating in the open sea.
"The last time something this big washed into our waters was, I think, maybe even before independence," he said.
It is uncommon for whales to inhabit Southeast Asian waters as they are too shallow, said Prof Ng.
"For medium-sized to large whales, we speculate that they are just passing through - maybe taking a shortcut," he explained. "They will inhabit deeper waters in the Java Sea, Indian Ocean and South China Sea."
He added that the whale may have bumped into a large boat while passing the area.
The whale was finally brought to shore at 9.15pm on Friday evening, after an operation involving various government bodies, including the Maritime Port Authority and the National Environment Agency, who pitched in to help staff from the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum salvage the carcass.
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Dead sperm whale found near Jurong Island
The Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum says this is the first time a sperm whale sighting has been recorded in Singapore.
SINGAPORE: The bloodied carcass of a sperm whale was found off the coast of Jurong Island on Friday morning (Jul 10).
This is the first time that a sperm whale sighting has been recorded in Singapore, the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum said on Facebook. Nine of its staff were deployed to salvage the specimen. "It was identified by our curators to be a sperm whale, which is internationally threatened with extinction," the museum added.
According to the museum, the whale is between 10 and 15 metres in length. Sperm whales can grow up to 20 metres.
A National University of Singapore team said they plan to take DNA samples on Friday night and remove the flesh of the whale on Saturday. The aim is to remove the entire skeleton of the whale intact and researchers hope to study what's inside its stomach. The flesh will be incinerated.
“Currently, the team is trying to secure the whale carcass. The next step will be to try to recover the skeleton and key parts of the carcass for research purposes,” a spokesperson added.
The process of extracting tissue, removing flesh from the carcass and getting out the skeleton could take up to several weeks, said Professor Peter Ng, Director of Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum.
"We have never done it before. The biggest animal we’ve handled is maybe a large dolphin. That’s nothing compared to this," he said.
A member of the public, whom they identified as Mr Jailani, had tipped them off. Another member of the public, Christine, emailed Channel NewsAsia a photo of the whale (below), saying it was seen floating in waters near an offshore tank terminal.
The last time Singapore retrieved a large animal carcass from the sea was more than 20 years ago, according to Professor Ng. A large dolphin, known as a false killer whale, had washed up in Singapore waters at that time.
Professor Ng also revealed that a dead whale was found off Pedra Branca about six to seven years ago, but it could not be retrieved as it was "very rotten" and was floating in the open sea.
"The last time something this big washed into our waters was, I think, maybe even before independence," he said.
It is uncommon for whales to inhabit Southeast Asian waters as they are too shallow, said Prof Ng.
"For medium-sized to large whales, we speculate that they are just passing through - maybe taking a shortcut," he explained. "They will inhabit deeper waters in the Java Sea, Indian Ocean and South China Sea."
He added that the whale may have bumped into a large boat while passing the area.
The whale was finally brought to shore at 9.15pm on Friday evening, after an operation involving various government bodies, including the Maritime Port Authority and the National Environment Agency, who pitched in to help staff from the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum salvage the carcass.
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://sammyboy.com/showthread.php?210313-Sperm-Whale-shoots-big-load-on-Whore-Jinx-in-Istana-Bukkake-orgy-and-Dies!!&goto=newpost).