The body of a female humpback whale Tuesday at seven o’clock in the morning it was discovered on the shore of Atlantic Beach, long island. The giant weighs about thirty tons. Length of a mammal is approximately nine meters. Most likely, it was a teenager.
The animal was found lying on her back. On the upper part of his body had a lot of shells and shellfish.
«Usually, a dead whale washed ashore belly up,» said Rabout the di Giovanni, chief scientific officer of the Society for the protection of the marine nature of the Atlantic.
A cursory examination revealed no signs of violent death. According to Paul Sieswerda, President of Gotham Whale, an organization that tracks whales in the state, the probable cause of death was bacterial infection. Found them before the animals were killed for this reason.
The exact cause of death will be called only after the autopsy that will be conducted on Wednesday. Then scientists can look at the back of a dead female. To do the autopsy will be team Rob di Giovanni. Then health officials and the society for the protection of marine nature will decide where to bury the body. Most often, these mammals are buried directly on the beach.
In addition, on Saturday a hundred miles East of this place on the shore threw the ocean. Near the lighthouse, Montauk has been found dead Dolphin. The reasons for his death remain unclear.
Society for the protection of the marine environment of the Atlantic asked them about was found on land, marine mammals or turtles.
