Fin Whale at Heceta Beach

By: miriel41Subscribe Channel: On the Scene Location: Heceta Beach, Oregon Wednesday, Mar 11 , 09 at 10:25 AM
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A fin whale was spotted in the shallow waters off of Florence on Friday. A couple days later on Monday the same whale washed ashore a few miles north. Marine biologists said the young whale was significantly underweight and malnourished. He may have had a disease. This whale weighed about 50 tons. Fin Whales are second in size only to Blue Whales.

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