It took researchers hours to examine the 17-metre-long sperm whale that washed up on a beach in Hawaii. 9News
On Saturday, January 28, heavy equipment was used to get it onto the beach where researchers from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Health and Stranding Lab spent 15 hours trying to find clues about its death. Because of the whale's size, their initial examination of the whale was limited.
"We did find a number of things in the stomach of the sperm whale that may have contributed to its death and are certainly disturbing."
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