webfact Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 Libong Island’s whale shark may have died from cardiac arrest Photo from กรมทรัพยากรทางทะเลและชายฝั่ง (ทช.) A whale shark, which was found dead in the sea near Libong Island of Thailand’s southern coastal province of Trang, has been found to have died from cardiac arrest after its tail became entangled in a rope. The creature, which measured 5.3 metres long, was towed ashore at Hat Yao beach by officials of the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources. Veterinarians dissected its body to examine its vital organs and found the heart muscle to be pale, assumed to be due to a heart attack, and there were no parasites found in the heart. A lot of food, including plankton and small fish, was found in the stomach and the liver was in the state of decomposition. The vets suspect that the rope bound around its tale might have caused the creature’s heart to become over stressed, leading to cardiac arrest. However, he said that tissue samples of the vital organs will be sent to a laboratory for tests to determine the exact cause of death. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/libong-islands-whale-shark-may-have-died-from-cardiac-arrest/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2019-11-18 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckamuck Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 The cause of death was being caught in a rope. It is not like the shark had a heart condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ventenio Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 Man gets shot in the heart. Dies. Headline, "Man dies of weak heart." come on ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radar501 Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 The Department of Marine and Coastal Resources is undertaking some extensive autopsy and pathology tests on this whale shark. I suspect that its tail being found entangled in rope is the reason for such concern by authorities. If it can be established that the poor creature died from natural causes, rather than due to mankind's environmental abuse and neglect, I know I will sleep better at night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enoon Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 Last three paragraphs of the linked article explain how and why it died. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papa al Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 death = heart stops = death ok 5 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papa al Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 maybe too much salt in diet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scot123 Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 4 hours ago, Enoon said: Last three paragraphs of the linked article explain how and why it died. Yes, made me angry. Confirming what I thought. I did think more along the lines of being caught and rope snapping or being cut loose on seeing another boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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