Japan blue whale: Rare dead calf washed ashore on beach

A dead blue whale calf has been found washed ashore in Japan.

The carcass was discovered on Sunday at a beach in Kamakura, a city 70km (43 miles) south of Tokyo, on Japan's southern coast.

It is the first time the rare species has been seen in the country, experts say.

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