Dead Humpback Whale Found on La Jolla Beach
From Times Wire Reports
The decomposing carcass of a young humpback whale washed up Tuesday on a La Jolla beach.
The female whale had been dead for two weeks and sharks had been feasting on its carcass, said Kelly Robertson of the National Marine Fisheries Service.
The whale was discovered by a lifeguard on patrol.
Robertson said there didn’t appear to be anything unusual about the whale’s death.
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