Humpback whale found in Thames died after being hit by a ship - scientists

A humpback whale found dead in the River Thames just east of London had likely been struck by a ship, scientists who conducted an autopsy on the animal said on Thursday.The 8-metre long whale, a young female, was sighted swimming in the Thames on Monday, but was found lifeless in shallow water late on Tuesday under a major road bridge at Greenhithe in Kent.Scientists from the Zoological Society of London's Cetacean Strandings Investigation Programme (CSIP), who carried out a detailed post-mortem