The Mystery of the 100 tonne Whale

Hi everyone, this is my first thread, so here goes!

I found this on the Guardian website:

Guardian.co.uk

This particular animal probably died as a result of a shipstrike in the Bay of Biscay – where lucky ferry ­passengers may occasionally see these ­leviathans swimming across the bows. The ­skeleton of one such casualty, found in Andalucia, was used by the ­contemporary Mexican artist Gabriel Orozoco in an installation in ­London's White Cube gallery in 2006. The ­Cornish whale, however, has drifted into royal hands. Extraordinarily, a still extant 14th-­century edict determines that any whale, dolphin, sturgeon or porpoise washed on to English shores is the property of the monarch, a relic of an age when a whale represented great wealth.

Apparently this kind of occurrance is quite a rarity in this part of the UK.
A fin whale probably killed by a ship in the Atlantic, washed up in Cornwall.
The author of the article is Philip Hoare, a great writer on whales, a man who truly appreciates the majesty of these amazing animals..

It's just a real shame to see this huge creature washed up and lifeless after drifting hundreds of miles to be washed up on the shore..

What was the mystery again????

reply to post by treemanx


Haha you'd have to ask The Guardian!

But at the start, they pose these:

A fin whale has beached on the coast of Cornwall. But where has the 56ft beast come from? And what will happen if it explodes?

..and then go on to make a real interesting article.

reply to post by xFey_Scarlettx


Good first thread

Interesting that it could be seen as a bad omen as well, guess we'll have to wait and see if anyone prominent dies or some major disaster strikes ??

I personally believe in omens so we shall see ??