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Leviathan of the deep end: Humpback whale the size of a London bus dies after beaching itself in a seaside swimming pool

August 2nd, 2012 FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda

  • The humpback was beached in the pool by Newport Beach, in Sydney, Australia, while heading to warmer climes
  • At 32 feet from tail to snout, this leviathan is the exact same length as a London bus
  • It is unclear whether he was abandoned by his pod or simply couldn’t keep up because of age or injury
  • It is now a nervous wait to see if the next high tide will rise enough to reclaim his corpse back to its Pacific heartland
  • If not, wildlife
    authorities must find a way to remove the carcass, which is beginning to emit a putrid smell

By
Matt Blake


PUBLISHED:

05:35 EST, 1 August 2012

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UPDATED:

11:50 EST, 1 August 2012

Yards from the crashing surf of his ocean home, a humpback whale lies dead in the waters of a public pool.

The sea monster’s body washed up on this seaside swimming basin by Newport Beach, in Sydney, Australia, after dying on its journey north to warmer climes.

Whether he was abandoned by his pod or simply couldn’t keep up because of age or injury is unclear.

But where waves once splashed and sprayed against his powerful frame, ripples now lap with poignant tranquility.

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Watery grave: Metres from the crashing surf of his ocean home, a humpback whale lies dead in the stillest of waters of a public pool

Watery grave: Metres from the crashing surf of his ocean home, a humpback whale lies dead in the stillest of waters of a public pool

And at 32-feet from tail to snout, he is the exact same length as a London double-decker bus.

But it is now a nervous wait to see if the next high tide will rise enough to reclaim him back into his Pacific heartland.

If not, the New South Wales wildlife authorities must find a way to remove the rotting carcass, which is already beginning to emit a putrid smell.

Majestic: The 32-foot leviathan of the deep beached himself in this seaside swimming basin by Newport Beach, near Sydney, Australia, while travelling to warmer northern climes

Majestic: The 32-foot leviathan of the deep beached himself in this seaside swimming basin by Newport Beach, near Sydney, Australia, while travelling to warmer northern climes

Watery grave: Metres from the crashing surf of his ocean home, a humpback whale lies dead in the stillest of waters of a public pool

Watery grave: Metres from the crashing surf of his ocean home, a humpback whale lies dead in the stillest of waters of a public pool

Stark contrast: Where once great waves would splash and spray, gentle ripples now lap against his upturned belly

One whale of a stink: The New South Wales wildlife authorities must find a way to remove the rotting carcass, which is already beginning to emit a putrid smell

One whale of a stink: The New South Wales wildlife authorities must find a way to remove the rotting carcass, which is already beginning to emit a putrid smell

Whale beachings are common in Australia, but rough seas and a high tide washed the 20 to 30 tonne humpback whale over a chain safety fence late on Tuesday and into a public salt water swimming pool at Sydney’s Newport beach.

National Parks authorities said they hope the whale carcass might float out of the pool area on the next high tide. Otherwise, workers might have to bring in a crane to remove the whale and then carve up the carcass.

Sad sight: Whether he was abandoned by his pod or simply couldn't keep up because of age or injury is unclear

Sad sight: Whether he was abandoned by his pod or simply couldn’t keep up because of age or injury is unclear

Watching and waiting: But it is now a nervous wait to see if the next high tide will rise enough to reclaim him back into his Pacific heartland

Watching and waiting: But it is now a nervous wait to see if the next high tide will rise enough to reclaim him back into his Pacific heartland

Northern route: Humpbacks are a regular sight along Australia's east coast as they head north to warmer breeding waters in June and July, often coming close to shore when feeding

Northern route: Humpbacks are a regular sight along Australia’s east coast as they head north to warmer breeding waters in June and July, often coming close to shore when feeding

Humpbacks are a regular sight along Australia’s east coast as they head north to warmer breeding waters in June and July, often coming close to shore when feeding.

Whales usually return to feeding waters in Antarctica between September and November.

One swimmer told Australian radio he saw the whale when he turned up for his regular morning dip.

‘I swim every day and I’m not sharing my lane with that,’ he said.

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Better increase the order of the chips dear!

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Yes- whales are very big, but why refer to these gentle mammals as “monsters” DM? Very 19th century attitude.

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I guess you’re not from Australia @ Keith, Here, 01/8/2012 23:58..

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Why is there a pool next to the sea?- Keith, Here, 01/8/2012 23:58
It’s a seawater pool, Keith. People like to safely swim in calm seawater in one of the most stunning places in the world.

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Bless his watery soul and lets hope he’s gone to meet his ancestors in the great ocean in the sky..

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Why is there a pool next to the sea?

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I believe the pool boy is going to need a VERY large tip this time…

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It apaprently was a baby and was actually washed into the pool by the huge surf that we have been having lately, and it was already dead but as yet they do not know how or why…..

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I know there is no way an autopsy can be done on this now rapidly decomposing young humpback whale to find out what could have caused ihis death out at sea. I did though once watch a television documentary in which a marine scientist did carry out an autopsy on a dead whale which had been washed up on a beach. And j ust like this whale there were no external signs of it having been injured. However, when the scientist cut into the side of whale’s body what had caused it to die became obvious. Its ribs had been smashed inwards indicating it had been struck by a large ship. It, therefore, makes me wonder if this young whale had also been in collision with a ship as ‘ship-strikes’ are known to be a common cause of whale deaths out at sea. I just hope he didn’t suffer too long from whatever it was that had caused the untimely death of this magnificent gentle giant of the seas. Hope too the next high tide lifts his body out of the pool and takes it back out to where he belongs, in the sea

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He should have stayed in the Deep End

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