First massive blue whale in 30 years washes up dead on New Zealand beach | The Extinction Protocol: 2012 and beyond

First massive blue whale in 30 years washes up dead on New Zealand beach | The Extinction Protocol: 2012 and beyond: "Wainui Beach in South Taranaki was the final destination for huge sea monsters as two giant whales washed ashore in the past three days. Residents of Waitotara were surprised to discover what is believed to be a dead 22.3m-long pygmy blue whale washed up on the beach, about 1.5km south of the river mouth, sometime on late Friday night or early Saturday morning"