The carcass of the largest mammal on earth - blue whale - was washed ashore on the Jamnagar coast, leaving local villagers in awe. The 50-feet carcass was found lying in the mangroves at Narara island, about 65 kilometres from Jamnagar. The mammoth carcass was eight feet wide and four feet high. Officials estimate that the four-tonne creature must have died at least 10 days ago in the ocean and strong currents in the Gulf here must have washed it ashore. Gujarat chief conservator of forest H S Singh told TOI that the Indian Ocean and the Arabian Sea are not ideal habitats for blue whales."Yet,there are one or two cases of carcasses being washed ashore every year as they pass through during their annual migration,' he said. "Blue whales are generally found in cold temperatures.'Blue whales can grow up to 100 feet. At 50 feet, this was the carcass of a mature middleaged adult, Singh added. Even as forest officials study the carcass, villagers from surrounding areas are coming in large numbers to catch a glimpse of it.