A huge Bryde's whale was found dead in Deyr-Nakhilou National Park located along the coasts of the southern province of Bushehr.
According to Hossein Delshab, head of the provincial office of the Department of Environment, the large mammal must have crashed into the boats and ships before its death, Tasnim News Agency reported.
"This is not the first time that dead big whales are washed ashore in the southern coasts," the official said.
The official emphasized that certain types of whales usually migrate to warm waters to forage for food.
"However, the Persian Gulf is not located on their usual migration path; this might mean that starvation has compelled the animal to deviate from its natural traveling path."
Reportedly, the 14-meter-long whale is of a kind that is classified as threatened in the red list of International Union for Conservation of Nature.
