Detecting dead bodies of humpback whales on the coast of Sea Isle City, USA

At 3 pm on September 16, the corpse of a baby humpback whale was discovered drifting to the coast of Sea Isle City in the United States. According to government officials, this male humpback whale may have died about 4 to 5 days ago.

Detecting dead bodies of humpback whales on the coast of Sea Isle City, USA Picture 1 The corpse of the humpback whale drifted to the coast of Sea Isle City at 3 pm Friday, September 16. Photo source: docentjoyce / Wikimedia Commons.

According to the news published in the Press of Atlantic City , this humpback whale was seen a few days earlier at Strathmere beach. The cause of this humpback dolphin's death is still unclear, but Bob Schoelkopf said the humpback whale died without being killed by sharks or any other predator attacked by Because there is no bite on the body.

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Schoelkopf thinks this humpback whale may be infected or its mother is dead. According to Ocean City Patch , officials confirmed the humpback dolphin may have died about 4 to 5 days before drifting to the coast.

According to the American Cetacean Society , these humpback whales often eat mollusks, small shrimps are like shellfish and small fish according to their diet. Marine mammals can eat from 1 to 1.5 tons of food per day and weigh between 25 and 40 tons. This humpback whale's body discovered on Sea Isle City's coastline is about 10 meters ( 33 feet ) long and weighs about 20 tons.

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The police sealed off the area. The corpse of the humpback whale has been moved to another area - a higher position on the coast, left overnight until the Marine Mammal Stranding Center arrives at an autopsy - the execution time will take about 8 the sound to determine its cause of death. The center also prepared heavy lifting equipment to be able to move the humpback whale's body to another location.

Humpback whales swim very slowly, they often breed and eat near the shore. Therefore, they easily become the target of hunting of killer whales. Therefore, the International Commission for the Whaling Commission (ICW ) has implemented a plan to preserve the world's animals. Currently, only 30 to 40% ( about 30,000 to 40,000 ) surviving humpback whales in the world.

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