Giant Whale Shark Washes Ashore

Rescue workers try to tow a dead Bryde's whale, as identified by the Aqualung Institute, near Sao Conrado beach in Rio de Janeiro March 20, 2012

Lifeguards try to move a dead Bryde's whale, as identified by the Aqualung Institute, near Sao Conrado beach in Rio de Janeiro March 20, 2012

Residents look on at a dead Bryde's whale, as identified by the Aqualung Institute, seen near Sao Conrado beach in Rio de Janeiro March 20, 2012

Residents gather as a whale shark is pulled from the water by cranes after it was found dead at Karachi's fish harbor February 7, 2012. A giant whale shark washed ashore near Karachi fisheries harbor on Tuesday and was sold for 1.7 million PKR ($18,758), local media reported.

In this Aug. 26, 2011 photo released by AMBAR, the Society for the Study and Conservation of Marine Fauna in Spain's Bay of Biscay, a dead sperm whale is seen beached in Zarautz, Spain. A marine scientist says the 15 meter (50 feet) sperm whale beached and died on the sands of the northern seaside resort town. Enrique Franco, vice president of the society for the study and conservation of marine fauna in the northern Bay of Biscay, said the carcass would be towed out to sea and then taken into the nearby port of Orio where it was to be buried in sand for around four years. After that period the skeleton would be retrieved for scientific and teaching purposes, Franco said. (AP Photo/AMBAR)

 SOUTH-UIST, UNITED KINGDOM - MAY 21: Marine experts bring ashore a dead pilot whale from the pod continuing to struggle in Loch Carnan on May 21, 2011 in South Uist, Scotland. A major operation is underway to prevent up to 70 pilot whales from stranding on the rocky shoreline of Loch Carnan on South Uist in the Western Isles

Park rangers, fishermen and residents push a whale into deep water after it was found at the Paracas National Reserve in Pisco, south of Lima February 3, 2012. The whale, which belongs to the Ziphius cavirostris species, is 7 metres (23 ft.) long and weighs 2,500 kg (5,512 lb), according to National Service of Natural Protected Areas (SERNANP). It was found by park rangers close to the shore on a beach in Paracas

PAKISTAN, Karachi : Pakistani fishermen use cranes to pull the carcass of a whale shark from the waters at a fish harbour in Karachi on February 7, 2012. The 40-feet whale, weighing about 6-7 tons, was found dead in Arabian Sea in the port city of Karachi

A man stands on a dead whale shark before it was pulled from the water by cranes as residents gather at Karachi's fish harbor February 7, 2012. A giant whale shark washed ashore near Karachi fisheries harbor on Tuesday and was sold for 1.7 million PKR ($18,758), local media reported