A massive whale has died in the English Channel after it beached itself and got stranded on rocks.The 19-metre long female fin whale got stuck on the rocks at the port of Calais on Saturday.An autopsy will be carried out after the whale – which was thought to be about 30 years old – is removed later today.Jacky Karpouzopoulos, president of the Mammalogical Co-ordination of Northern France (CMNF), said he thought the whale had been unwell, which Metro reports could explain the rare beaching.“She was sick but she reached the port of Calais still alive, then she went too close to the rocks and she ran aground,” he told French media.After it has been examined, the whale – which weighs about 15 tonnes – will be cut up and then cremated.It is.
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