5000-year-old whale skeleton unearthed in Thailand
A 5000-year-old whale skeleton
Courtesy: Mineral Resources Department
is being excavated in Thailand
Location: Samut Sakhon
(SOUNDBITE) (Thai) GEOLOGIST FROM FOSSIL PROTECTION DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, PANNIPA SAETIEN, SAYING: "This whale skeleton is currently thought to be the only one in Asia. It's very rare for us to find such a discovery in near perfect condition. Yesterday we found the right shoulder and fin, which added to what we already have. So we've managed to recover about 90 percent of the whale."
A cyclist spotted the 41 ft skeleton
poking out of the ground
