Footage of an 11 metre long whale washed up on an English beach has emerged.

The mammal, believed to be a minke whale, was found dead in Kent Wednesday.

Coastguard officials said the whale appeared to be four years old and may have died after swallowing a plastic bag or a similar type of waste – as whales sometimes mistaken the debris for jellyfish.

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Experts have been studying the animal to find out how it died.

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