Derrick (Gast)
| | Footage shows marines struggling to move a huge dead whale that had beached itself on Mexican shores.<br>The naval servicemen were seen using ropes to haul the animal back to the sea as the beach filled with onlookers witnessing the attempt.<br>The fin whale (Balaenoptera Physalus) had unfortunately died, so the marines decided to drag it to its watery grave.<br> Marines were filmed struggling to move a huge dead whale that had beached itself on Mexican shores<br>The Federal Environmental Protection Agency (Profepa) in coordination with the Navy administration (semar jitu (https://heylink.me/semarjitu777/)), quickly arrived at the sombre scene at Nuevo Vallarta beach.<br>But they found that the stranded whale was already in advanced stages of decomposition, so it was not possible to extract tissues for analysis.<br> RELATED ARTICLES
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It is not known how the animal died.<br>Complying with the protocol of the Profepa, Semar, Civil Protection and non-governmental organisations, they dragged the specimen off with the help of a marine Secretariat vessel, moving the whale offshore to decompose naturally.<br> The servicemen were seen pulling the animal with ropes as the beach filled with onlookers to witness the attempt<br>As the beach is a site frequented by tourists and locals, the body was taken to a place where it will not cause public health problems.<br>Beached whales often die due to dehydration, collapsing under their own weight or expiring from suffocation when their blowholes are blocked with water.<br>Around 2,000 whales beach themselves across the world every year.<br>Mass beachings can also occur, when numerous whales become stranded at once.<br>One theory of why this happens is that one of the whales becomes lost and confused, and sends a honing signal leading others to the shore.<br> The body was moved offshore to decompose naturally in a place where it would not cause public health problems<br> |
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| | It was an evening to remember for country's top sportspersons, who received the prestigious sports awards from President Pranab Mukherjee at a glittering ceremony here on Saturday. <br>Tennis ace Sania Mirza, who was conferred with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, and Arunima Sinha, the first female amputee to climb the Mount Everest, received the biggest round of applause as they walked down the aisle to receive their respective awards at the Durbar Hall of the Rashtrapati Bhawan. <br>Arunima, who lost her left leg after she was thrown out of a moving train in 2011, received the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award. <br> Sania Mirza receives the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award from President Pranab Mukherjee in the Capital<br>Like in the past the awards had its share of controversies with some of the athletes, who couldn't make it to the list of awardees, challenging the decision of the selection committee in the court of law.
While Sania walked away with the highest sporting honour in the country, 17 sportspersons, including world no. 3 badminton player Kidambi Srikanth and ace shooter Jitu Rai were among those who received the Arjuna Awards. <br>Quarter-miler M.R.
Poovamma, boxer Mandeep Jangra, cricketer Rohit Sharma and wrestler Babita couldn't make it to the ceremony to personally receive their Arjuna awards as they were on national duties outside India. <br>Unfortunately, rower Sawarn Singh Virk, who won a bronze medal at the Incheon Asian Games, could not attend the ceremony as he was hospitalised for treatment of an injury. <br> Badminton player Kidambi Srikanth was among the 17 Arjuna Awardees<br>RAJIV GANDHI KHEL RATNA: Sania Mirza <br>DRONACHARYA AWARD: Naval Singh (Athletics- Para-sports), Anoop Singh (Wrestling), Harbans Singh (Athletics- Lifetime), Swatantar Raj Singh (Boxing - Lifetime), Nihar Ameen (Swimming- Lifetime) <br>ARJUNA AWARD: Sandeep Kumar (Archery), M.R.
Poovamma (Athletics), Kidambi Srikanth (Badminton), Mandeep Jangra (Boxing), Rohit Sharma (Cricket), Dipa Karmakar (Gymnastic), P.R. Sreejesh (Hockey), Manjeet Chhillar (Kabaddi), Abhilasha Shashikant Mhatre (Kabaddi), Sawarn Singh (Rowing), Anup Kumar Yama (Roller Skating), perkasa jitu (linkr.bio (https://linkr.bio/perkasajitu)) Rai (Shooting), S.
Sathish Kumar (Weightlifting), Bajrang (Wrestling), Babita Kumari (Wrestling), Yumnam Sanathoi Devi (Wushu), Sharath M. Gayakwad (Para-Swimming) <br>DHYAN CHAND AWARD: Romeo James (Hockey), Shiv Prakash Mishra (Tennis), T.P.P.
Nair (Volleyball) <br> Former volleyball player T.P.
Padmanabhan Nair receives the Dhyan Chand Award<br> Shooter Jitu Rai is all smiles as he receives the Arjuna Award<br> |
