(CNN) When a young sperm whale washed up on a beach in southern Spain, scientists wanted to know what killed it. Most of it plastic, but also ropes, pieces of net and other debris lodged in its stomach. El Valle Wildlife Center found 64 lbs of plastic waste on a young sperm whale. But the 33-foot long mammal that washed up on the beach of Cabo de Palos on February 27 was unusually thin. The necropsy results, released last week, listed just some of the items scientists found stuck in its stomach and intestines: plastic bags, pieces of net, a plastic water container.

Source: CNN April 11, 2018 14:37 UTC