A rare whale skeleton was discovered earlier this month some 12 kilometers (about 7.46 miles) from the coast just to the west of Bangkok. The skeleton, which is 12 meters (about 39.4 feet) long, is believed to be about 3,000-5,000 years old. Surprisingly, the whale skeleton is almost perfectly preserved.
Experts hope the find might provide "a window into the past," especially for research on sea levels and biodiversity.
The partially fossilised bones are "a rare find," mammal researcher Marcus Chua of the National University of Singapore told the BBC.
"There are few whale subfossils in Asia," he said, and even fewer ones are "in such good condition".
Pictures shared by Thailand's environment minister Varawut Silpa-archa show the bones apparently almost entirely intact.
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Mr Chua says the discovery will allow researchers to find out more about the particular species in the past, whether there were any differences compared to today's Bryde's whales.
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