Photos taken on August 13, 2019, show a dead fin whale lying on a beach in Penmarc'h, north-western France. /VCG Photo

The 13-meter-long whale washed up on the beach after it died at sea. /VCG Photo

The fin whale, the world's second largest living mammal after the blue whale, has been severely impacted worldwide by commercial whaling and threatened by environmental change including habitat loss, toxics and climate change. /VCG Photo