A reclusive deep water whale has washed up on a US beach, giving marine biologists a rare chance to investigate the species.
The 17ft carcass, weighing almost a tonne, is believed to be a female Sowerby’s beaked whale, which typically range in waters up to 5,000ft deep.

Holidaymakers at Jones Beach, in Plymouth, Massachusetts, were amazed to see the whale, which has a distinctive beak, similar to a bottlenose dolphin.
Mary Kate McHugh DiLoreto, who discovered the whale while out walking on Friday, posted on Facebook: “We were amazed to learn that one of the rarest species washed ashore.
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