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A dead whale measuring more than 15 meters long was found entangled in a fishing net off Hualien on Taiwan’s east coast. Marine specialists initially identified the carcass as either a rare fin whale or an Omura's whale.

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00:00A dead whale, over 15 meters long, was found caught in a fishing net off Hualien on Taiwan's
00:06east coast. Experts at the scene suggested that the decomposing whale may have drifted
00:11into the net after dying. It was later pulled ashore to be disposed of. Experts initially
00:16identified the carcass as either a rare fin whale, the second largest cetacean after the
00:21blue whale, or an amura's whale. An autopsy will be carried out to determine the cause
00:25of death.
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