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The remains of a rare bottle-nosed whale that is usually found deep in the sea have been preserved by a team of experts in Northern Ireland with the hope of eventually displaying it in public.

The body of a northern bottlenose whale had to be dissected by hand at the Co Down beach where it was found, before being treated and buried in order to preserve the skeleton.

The deep-sea creature was found washed up last month at Ballymacormick Point in Bangor – an area which is looked after by the National Trust conservation group.

Remains of rare whale washed up on NI beach to be preserved for display