Locals look on as a pod of sperm whales are stranded in shallow water in Durung Village, Aceh Besar, Aceh, Indonesia on Monday. (Antara Foto/Reuters)JAKARTA: Indonesian officials and fishermen on Monday were trying to save a pod of 12 huge sperm whales that washed up on a beach at the northern tip of Sumatra island, a conservationist said. "It is best to wait until high tide, but we are concerned they might die," Prabowo told Reuters. An adult sperm whale, among the biggest mammals on earth, can grow up to 12 metres and can weigh up to 57 tonnes. Though unusual, whale beachings have been seen in other parts of Indonesia, a vast archipelago of over 17,000 islands.

Source: Bangkok Post November 13, 2017 11:15 UTC