The ##mura 's whale was discovered on a remote Exmouth beach in WA . It was washed up on the beach by Tropical ocean currents . Authorities found it hard at first to identify the 5.68 m juvenile specimen . However DNA profiling suggests it was an Omura 's whale . It is the first discovery of the whale in WA and only the second in Australia .
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 .