Someone posted the photo on social media , many at that point reached the seaside village to see the enormous sperm whale up close, now in advanced decomposition . The carcass was transported this morning by the rough sea to the shore of San Giovanni di Sinis. The experts from the Cnr and the Sinis Marine Protected Area were alerted by the Forestry. This is a specimen that is not yet an adult.
Experts have made it known that it is impossible to analyze the stomach contents due to the lacerations that probably occurred following the impact on the rocks or against a boat. The removal will be up to the Municipality of Cabras, when the climatic conditions improve and after the necessary investigations by the ASL of Oristano. However, it could also be sunk or handed over to the competent bodies for study purposes. Meanwhile, the carcass continues to be transported from one place to another due to the rough seas.
Even the smell you smell is not pleasant. It's not the first time this has happened. The Sinis has repeatedly been the last stage of life of several sperm whales. In 2020 a huge carcass remained afloat for a long time between Mari Ermi and Is Arutas, exactly in the area called "Muras". In 2018 another carcass reached Punta Maimoni, not far from San Giovanni di Sinis: it had become the attraction for hundreds of curious people. It was a young female, about ten meters long and weighing at least five tons.
