A dead adult whale floated near a tourist beach in Rio de Jeneiro, the latest in the series of unexplained whale deaths on Brazil's southeastern coast.

According to a Reuter's report, experts have said that they will investigate the cause of the death of this creature at the earliest possible.

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Dead Brydes Whale Floats Off Rio Beach
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. Reuters
Dead Brydes Whale Floats Off Rio Beach
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 Reuters
Dead Brydes Whale Floats Off Rio Beach
Lifeguards and rescue workers tow a dead Bryde's whale, as identified by the Aqualung Institute, near Sao Conrado beach in Rio de Janeiro March 20, 2012. Reuters
Dead Brydes Whale Floats Off Rio Beach
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 Reuters
Dead Brydes Whale Floats Off Rio Beach
A man body surfs in front of a dead Bryde's whale, as identified by the Aqualung Institute, at Sao Conrado beach in Rio de Janeiro March 20, 2012. Reuters
Dead Brydes Whale Floats Off Rio Beach
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. Reuters