MELBOURNE - DNA testing is underway to determine the sex and species of a seven metre whale found floating near Disaster Bay, south of Eden, on Friday. Onshore winds have since pushed the carcass onto Wonboyn Beach.
At first, it was speculated that the whale could have been the mother of euthanased calf Collette, but local National Parks and Wildlife authorities believed the whale to be male.
The dead whale was discovered by Eden abalone diver Harley Luobikis and his father Dennis when travelling down the coast in their boat Pussy Cat to abalone grounds at about 10am Friday morning. “We saw some damage on the side of it, dad thought it could have been a propellor,” 22-year-old Harley said.
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