The Omura 's whale was discovered on a remote Australia in WA . It was washed up on the beach by Tropical Cyclone Olwyn . Authorities found it hard at first to identify the 5.68m juvenile female . However DNA profiling confirmed it was an Omura 's whale . It is the first sighting of the species in WA and only the second in Exmouth beach .
The Omura 's whale was discovered on a remote Exmouth beach in WA . It was washed up on the beach by Tropical Cyclone Olwyn . Authorities found it hard at first to identify the 5.68m juvenile female . However DNA profiling confirmed it was an Omura 's whale . It is the first sighting of the species in WA and only the second in Australia .