Dead whale had swallowed rubbish

A dead whale washed ashore in Indonesia had a lump of rubbish in its stomach including 115 plastic drinking cups and two flip-flops.

Wakatobi National Park chief Heri Santoso said rescuers found the rotting carcass of the 31ft sperm whale on Monday near Kapota waters in the South-east Sulawesi province. He said the mammal was male and the 13lb of rubbish in its stomach were identified as 115 plastic cups, four plastic bottles, 25 plastic bags, two flipflops, a nylon sack and more than 1,000 other plastic pieces.