Sperm whale washes up in Indonesia with plastic bottles, bags in stomach

<p style="text-align: left;">A sperm whale found dead at a national park in Indonesia had nearly six kilograms (13.2 lbs) of plastic waste, including 115 cups, in its stomach, park officials said on Tuesday, November 20.</p><p style="text-align:center"><img src="https://imedia-peoplesdaily.pdnews.cn/up/cms/www/201811/20212240dcf6.jpg" title="无标题1.jpg" alt="无标题1.jpg"/></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(127, 127, 127);">Video source: VCG</span></p><p style="text-align: left;">The 9.5-meter (31.17 ft) whale was found in the waters near Kapota Island, part of the Wakatobi National Park, south east of Sulawesi, the park said in a statement.</p><p style="text-align: left;">The park is famous among divers for its large area of reefs and diverse marine life including rays and whales.</p><p style="text-align: left;">The cause of death was not known, but park officials found plastic bottles, bags, sandals, and a sack with more than 1,000 pieces of string in the whale&#39;s stomach.</p><p style="text-align: left;">In June, the death of a pilot whale in Thailand with 80 pieces of plastic rubbish in its stomach garnered headlines locally, but drew more attention outside the country.&nbsp;</p>