Locals in the riverine Ese Odo area of Ondo State, South-western part of Nigeria were excited after killing a large whale.
The ill-fated Whale
This whale was killed in the boundary between Ese-odo/ Ilaje LGA in Ondo state. He was grounded on shallow sea shore.
Locals were seen posing with the mammal as well as shapening their cutlass and other materials dissect it for consumption.
Whales are a widely distributed and diverse group of fully aquatic placental marine mammals. They are an informal grouping within the infraorder Cetacea, usually excluding dolphins and porpoises.
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