Thieves steal whale jaw bone

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Thieves have stolen the jaw bone from a 45-tonne sperm whale that washed ashore north of Kaikoura.
The whale was spotted floating out at sea last week and later washed up on the shore.
The Department of Conservation (DOC) said the dead whale was fenced off by contractors, however, thieves broke through the barrier and stole part of the whale’s jaw.
Sperm whales can grow to 18m long, however, this one was 14.5m long.
The whale had distinctive markings on its tail and photographs and DNA samples have been sent to Otago University to determine if the whale is known.
DOC workers believe the whale was likely to have died of natural causes.

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Shem Banbury is the Editor of Kiwi Kids News and is the Deputy Principal at Mount Maunganui Intermediate. In his spare time, he likes to train and compete in triathlons, play cricket and spend time with his family.

4 Responses

Catherine says:

March 5, 2013 at 9:09 am

Poor Mr Whale What do they want the jaw for…
that guy man says:

March 8, 2016 at 1:50 pm

I fell sorry for mr whale
Calais says:

April 3, 2016 at 5:26 pm

what big meany’s its part of the nature. Why would they do that?
Minecraftman says:

June 7, 2016 at 10:58 am

Awesome.