Dead whale washes up in Philippines, 40 kg plastic found in stomach

Marine biologists and volunteers from D' Bone Collector Museum in the Philippines said "40 kilos of plastic bags" was the "final cause" of death of a juvenile male Cuvier's beaked whale washed ashore on Saturday. The plastic recovered from the whale's stomach included 16 rice sacks and shopping bags. The whale reportedly died from 'gastric shock' after ingesting the plastic.