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After a dead whale washed up at a Perth beach, some took selfies. Others held their nose from the stench

What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. The Guardian World is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 28 Sept 2026, 09:11 UTC. The headline in use is “After a dead whale washed up at a Perth beach, some took selfies. Others held their nose from the stench”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Local authorities have closed the beach for several kilometres and multiple sharks have been spotted in the area Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Multiple sharks have been spotted swimming near a large, smelly whale carcass that has washed ashore at a popular capital city…
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- First reported by The Guardian World
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- The Guardian