Carcass of whale washes ashore in western India
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Marine biologists in India are conducting an autopsy on the carcass of a 35-foot (10-meter) whale that washed ashore on a popular beach in the western city of Mumbai.
Hundreds of people gathered on Juhu beach on Friday as officials placed a harness around the Bryde whale and lifted it onto an open truck.
The mammal was spotted on the beach Thursday by evening walkers, who informed police.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The biologists said the whale appeared to have died at sea some days earlier and washed ashore.
Two weeks ago, more than 80 short-finned pilot whales were stranded off India's southwestern coast. Officials rescued and took 36 of the mammals back to sea.