article_snippet.sent: A monster 50-foot sperm whale found washed ashore in California is attracting dozens of camera-wielding tourists while experts decide what to do with the carcass.
article_snippet.sent: It is the seventeenth dead sperm whale to beach along the North Coast of California California in over the 40 years, a spokeswoman for the Marine Mammal Center said.
article_snippet.sent: Unexpected arrival: the carcass has washed ashore at a beach just south of San Francisco .
article_snippet.sent: Local attraction: Biologists and veterinarians arrived to a beach just south of San Francisco to examine the decomposing remains, believed to be an emaciated adult male, early Wednesday .
article_snippet.sent: The animal is one of 17 dead sperm whales to beach along the North Coast of California California over the 40 years that the California Academy of Sciences, has been handling such cases, a spokeswoman said .
article_snippet.sent: In January, a rare pygmy sperm whale died after beaching a rare pygmy sperm whale in Point Reyes.
article_snippet.sent: Investigators said a rare pygmy sperm whale had likely gotten sick and was too weak to swim.
article_snippet.sent: The San Francisco Chronicle reports  the decomposing carcass, believed to be an emaciated adult male, washed up sometime Tuesday.
highlights_snippet.sent: The animal is one of 17 dead sperm whales to beach along the North Coast of California in over 40 years .
  