Giant Whale Sharks Stranded in Pakistan

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. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro (PAKISTAN - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY BUSINESS)

Staff of Karachi fisheries lift a carcass of whale shark in Karachi, Pakistan on Tuesday, Feb 7, 2012. The 40-feet whale was found dead near Karachi in the Arabian Sea. (AP Photo)

People surround a carcass of a whale shark in Karachi, Pakistan on Tuesday, Feb 7, 2012. The 40-foot whale was found dead near Karachi in the Arabian Sea. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)





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. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro (PAKISTAN - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY BUSINESS)




People look at a carcass of whale shark in Karachi, Pakistan on Tuesday, Feb 7, 2012. The 40-foot whale was found dead near Karachi in the Arabian Sea. (AP Photo)






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