Sperm Whale Carcass that Washed up on Nantucket 'Far Too Big' to Be Removed From Beach

Dead sperm whale washed ashore in Nantucket and officials aren’t sure how to move it

Whale is ‘far too big, awkward and heavy to remove from the beach,’ says Marine Mammal Alliance

People pay tribute to dead sperm whale that washed up on Nantucket beach - The Boston Globe

The whale, which washed up on Sunday, had its jaw excised to prevent thieves from stealing its teeth, officials said.

Dead whale on Nantucket is 'far too big' to remove. Here's what will happen.

A dead sperm whale weighing more than 100,000 pounds washed up on a Nantucket beach, but a local nonprofit says it can't be removed.

Dead Sperm Whale on Nantucket Is Too Big to Move, for Now

A dead sperm whale — the length of half a basketball court and the weight of a fully loaded tractor-trailer — has washed up on Nantucket for the first time in decades. It’s too big to move. At least until officials figure out a plan. The roughly 50-foot male sperm whale washed up on the island, a former whaling hub off the coast of Cape Cod in Massachusetts, on Sunday. The cause of death was not immediately clear. The last time a sperm whale was…

Sperm whale carcass that washed up on Nantucket 'far too big' to be removed from beach

The carcass of the endangered whale washed up on a Nantucket beach earlier this week and weighs over 100,000 pounds.