Dead Sperm Whale Beached (Washed Up) - Skegness, Lincolnshire, England

[BreShiE]

This is the second time a dead whale has washed up on our beach. I went to see the first one but didn't with this one, although my mum did and got a few pictures of it. Apparently it was killed by hitting a boats rotor.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-17285112
http://www.burghlemarsh.info/sylvia/Skeg...dWhale.htm

First One: http://www.glaucus.org.uk/Skegness.html

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All Pictures Copyright My Mum

Sad times, an ugly, yet magnificent creature.

[Alreiger]

Oh my lord, that's horrible. Your beach must be full of rotting carcases by now, that must be pretty sad.

[Renowned]

Everything appears to be washing up near you, as sad as this is I envy the fact you have seen one of these magnificent creatures up close. Just such a shame it was dead. :/

[Alreiger]

Everything appears to be washing up near you, as sad as this is I envy the fact you have seen one of these magnificent creatures up close. Just such a shame it was dead. :/

You can go on a boat and travel farther from land and you'll see them; the smell and general rotting would ruin the experience for anyone who's near it up close.

[BreShiE]

Everything appears to be washing up near you, as sad as this is I envy the fact you have seen one of these magnificent creatures up close. Just such a shame it was dead. :/

I didn't go to see this one, it got buried by the time I heard of it. My mum didn't even tell me. -_-

I saw a whale though, wasn't a Sperm Whale mind.

[Renowned]

I didn't go to see this one, it got buried by the time I heard of it. My mum didn't even tell me. -_-

I saw a whale though, wasn't a Sperm Whale mind.

Ah well then your mother was quite lucky, obviously as I said before it's a shame it was dead but I would have loved to have seen this. I've seen a killer whale but they're not really that impressive imo.

[Alreiger]

By chance, have any other dead animals started drifting towards your beach before? I wouldn't want to live in an area where that's common.

[BreShiE]

I didn't go to see this one, it got buried by the time I heard of it. My mum didn't even tell me. -_-

I saw a whale though, wasn't a Sperm Whale mind.

Ah well then your mother was quite lucky, obviously as I said before it's a shame it was dead but I would have loved to have seen this. I've seen a killer whale but they're not really that impressive imo.

http://www.glaucus.org.uk/Skegness.html - I got to see this one though!

By chance, have any other dead animals started drifting towards your beach before? I wouldn't want to live in an area where that's common.

No it's no where near common, it's only happened once before in my lifetime. Check the above link.

[RooЯ]

I wonder what happened to the whale that killed it.

[BreShiE]

I wonder what happened to the whale that killed it.

Whales don't kill each-other. If you actually read the thread you'll find that it was killed by a boat propeller.