Thoughtful fishermen, having discovered an unusual striped object on the water, headed towards it, thinking that it could be some kind of extraterrestrial invasion or some kind of mysterious boat.
However, as they approached, they realized that in front of them was not an alien ship or a decoration for a holiday. It turned out to be the decomposing, bloated carcass of a huge whale spotted off the coast of Bunbury in Australia. Mark and his dad were amazed, having never encountered such a sight on the open sea.
As they swam closer, they were overcome by the smell of decay. The gases that filled the whale’s stomach caused it to swell, turning it into a floating ball of rotting flesh. The fishermen took photographs of the dead mammal and returned to the shore.
By the time their boat approached the carcass, several sharks had already managed to bite through the whale’s skin, and the animal’s body was almost blown away. Several sharks continued to swim around the corpse, and one of them, about four meters in size, began circling next to the boat. Fortunately, these predators were more interested in food than in the ship.
