Workers from Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan had approached the large mammal to check if it was breathing, while a researcher also said the whale's blowhole had been submerged since Wednesday.
An 8-meter-long whale spotted near the mouth of the Yodo River in Osaka earlier this week was confirmed dead on Jan. 13, local officials said, after it had remained in the same spot for days and was not observed spouting water.
An estimated 15-meter-long sperm whale spotted near the mouth of the Yodo River in Osaka earlier this week was confirmed dead Friday, local officials said, after it had remained in the same spot for days and was not observed spouting water. Workers of the Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan in the western…
An 8-meter-long whale has been spotted near the mouth of the Yodo River in Osaka, a rare sighting of the large mammal in Osaka Bay, according to the coast guard.