Scientists are working to find out what killed a gray whale that washed up on Tuesday near Linda Mar Beach in Pacifica, California. It is the 10th gray whale to die in the Bay Area since March.
It is the 10th gray whale to die in the Bay Area since March.Experts were able to examine the whale and take some measurements, but it was too dangerous to do a full necropsy. "The dead whale's resting place straddles a rocky shoreline in an intertidal area making it unsafe for the Center's necropsy team to attempt to perform a necropsy.
The importance of investigating deaths is to figure out what bigger picture is," Rulli said.Once the necropsy is completed the whale will either be buried or allowed to decompose into the environment, as an"ecological boon to the habitat," he said.Gray whales are the one of the most frequently seen whales in California, according to The Marine Mammal Center.
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