A mysterious incident occurred in a Brazilian forest: local residents found the b.o đy of a whale. A special commission has been created to investigate.
The b.o đy of a humpback whale was found in the jungle of Marajó Island in Brazil, but how the enormous mammal suddenly appeared there remains a mystery. The Instituto Bicho d’agua, a non-governmental organization operating on the island, reported this on Facebook.
The whale was found dead in the jungle. The whale is 8 meters long and 6 meters wide. It is noted that this is not an adult whale, but a calf about a year old.
Due to the mysterious incident, authorities have created a special interagency commission to investigate and determine how the humpback whale ended up so far from the water at such a time.
It was found approximately 15 meters from the shore. Marine biologists suspect it was caught by a powerful ocean tide. Researchers are surprised not only that the whale was so far from shore, but also what it was doing on the northern coast of Brazil in February, as this is a «very unusual occurrence,» People reports.
An auto.p śy will determine the whale’s cause of d.e αth, but at first glance, biologists found no in.j ∪ries on its b.o đy. The whale’s body is planned to be left in the jungle to decompose naturally, and the skeleton will be preserved and displayed at a natural history museum for further analysis.
As reported, this is the first time in two years that a calf of the endangered whale has been spotted. Five whales spotted since the start of the southern whale watching season may be p.r ℮gnant females.
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