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A Newfoundland community has announced its plan to auction a beached sperm whale carcass. According to a statement issued by officials from small town of Cape St. George, a 40-foot sperm whale wash ashore last week and it is up to them to dispose of the giant mammal. In an attempt to get rid of the giant whale before it starts to decompose, town officials have officially listed the whale on eBay, hoping that a museum would volunteer to preserve the enormous animal’s carcass.
According to the eBay item listing, “once the fat and flesh is removed you have a spectacular 40-foot skeleton of the largest toothed whale in the world, great for museums and other attractions.” As a backup strategy, town officials have planned that in order to prevent the whale from rotting in the town, it could also be towed to an isolated beach “to allow the seagulls and other birds to remove the flesh.” eBay page discloses that bids on the whale can be submitted until May 11. In addition to that, the page shows that bidding began at $0.99 and as of Monday morning the highest of 15 bids was $238.
Cape St. George Mayor, Peter Fenwick, alleged that it isn’t the first time that a whale has washed ashore in the small town. He explained that a 15-foot pot whale washed ashore several years ago, but it was allegedly taken away by the federal Fisheries Department. He said that “this time the authorities have told us that it’s our whale, it’s our responsibility to get rid of it.”
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