A large Baleen species whale and a dolphin carcass washed ashore on Kuakata beach in Patuakhali on Saturday. The whale was 30 feet long and 6 feet in width while the dolphin was around 5 feet long and 1.5 feet in width, said Ruman Imtiaz Tushar, leader of Patuakhali Dolphin conservation Team. The decomposed whale was noticed around 9 am near Jhau bagan point and then the dolphin carcass found around 12 pm near Tourism Park area on the beach, he said.   Read: Whale carcass washes ashore on Cox’s Bazar beach Abul Kalam, range officer of Mohipur Forest Department said after being informed by locals forest officers have been sent to the spot to collect samples and bury the decomposed carcasses.

The carcass of a humpback whale washed ashore on the Himchhari beach adjacent to Cox’s Bazar-Teknaf marine drive on Friday morning. Locals found the rotting carcass when the tide was receding. “We suspect that the whale died a week ago. Samples from the carcass have been collected for tests. The reason behind its death can be known after a necropsy,” said SM Khalequzzaman, the Cox’s Bazar District Fisheries Officer. Read Dead tiger’s autopsy done in Bagerhat The 44 feet long whale is believed to be about 17 years old, said marine biologist Jahirul Islam. Khalequzzaman said this species is seen in the Bay in the south-western part of the Sundarbans. The last time a whale washed ashore here was in 2008. In 1991, another whale carcass had washed ashore on Laboni beach. Additional Deputy Commissioner Amin Al Parvez told reporters that they would try to determine the cause of the whale’s death and bury it as soon as possible. Read Whale 'swallows' sea lion: 'It was a once-in-a-lifetime event'

Dhaka, July 31 (UNB) - Chase Dekker believes the photo he took of a humpback whale "swallowing" a sea lion is the first time that happening has ever been caught on camera, reports the BBC.