Article 5F7ZH ‘Putrid’ stench of rotting whale carcass on Australian beach leaves locals retching

‘Putrid’ stench of rotting whale carcass on Australian beach leaves locals retching

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Justine Landis-Hanley
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Natural process' of decomposing blubber can be smelled up to 6km away on Phillip Island

A dead whale carcass beached at Phillip Island, south of Melbourne, is quickly decomposing, leaving locals retching over the putrid smell and rotting blubber.

The sperm whale, measuring more than 16 metres, washed up on Forrest Caves beach last Saturday.

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