Rare whale calf spotted at NC beach died after ingesting plastic balloon, necropsy finds
Everything appeared normal in the necropsy until they reached the stomach of the Gervais’ beaked whale.
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Everything appeared normal in the necropsy until they reached the stomach of the Gervais’ beaked whale.
The calf likely starved to death, experts say.
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