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The whale had to be put down

The minke whale calf stranded in the Thames hadn't eaten for days and was malnourished at the time of its death, the first results from a post-mortem by scientists at the Zoological Society of London (ZSL).

The post-mortem is still in progress and samples collected during the examination are due to be tested, which could reveal why the whale swam up the Thames to the Lock.

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