On the morning of 31/05/2011 this 44 foot long, 35 tonne beached sperm whale was found on Redcar beach, sadly it died shortly afterwards.
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For a few days the efforts to remove it from the beach became an unlikely tourist attraction.
Beached Sperm Whale – Redcar
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The lower Jaw Bones are preserved and on display at the Zetland Lifeboat Museum, Esplanade.