Fin whale fetus found near 67 foot dead Fin whale, San Diego Photo's Video
The Associated Press
Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011
SAN DIEGO — A fin whale fetus has been found next to the carcass of an adult fin whale that washed up on a San Diego beach over the weekend.
The San Diego Union-Tribune says marine mammal experts collected biological samples from the baby whale on Tuesday. They described the five-foot long whale as in poor condition.
The San Diego Union-Tribune says marine mammal experts collected biological samples from the baby whale on Tuesday. They described the five-foot long whale as in poor condition.
Researchers also determined the mother was 67 feet, longer than initial estimates of 50 feet.
National Marine Fisheries biologist Kerri Danil says gases are created during the decomposition process that push out organs or fetuses, explaining why the fetus was found about 48 hours after the mother was found dead.
Lifeguards are hoping to pull the dead whale off the beach in
Point Loma and into Mission Bay for a scheduled necropsy on Wednesday.
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Fin whale fetus discovered next to dead adult whale Video
Nov 22, 2011
SAN DIEGO (CBS 8) – There’s a new discovery in the mystery of the beached fin whale in Point Loma.
On Tuesday, researchers said they found a fin whale fetus next to the 50-foot-long whale that washed up over the weekend. It was estimated to be about five feet long and in poor condition.
A necropsy on the adult whale will go on as planned Wednesday at Fiesta Island, assuming lifeguards can tow it off the beach and into Mission Bay.
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Fin whale found near Point Loma Waste Treatment Plant
Tuesday, Nov 22, 2011
The fin whale washed up Saturday near the Point Loma Waste Treatment Plant on Gatchell Road.
Agencies working to extricate a dead whale from a cove in Point Loma made another discovery late Monday. A fin whale fetus was attached to the dead 50-foot fin whale.
Scientists believe the gases from the decomposing whale may have forced the unborn whale out of its mother, according to Jim Milbury, a spokesperson with the National Marine Fisheries Service.
A necropsy is scheduled for Wednesday on the adult whale. San Diego lifeguards believe their best window for removing it from the cove near the Point Loma Waste Treatment Plant on Gatchell Road is Wednesday at 6.50 a.m.
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