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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A 40-foot sperm whale that beached on Oregon's northwestern coast was killed after being struck by a ship, federal biologists conducting a post-mortem examination of the animal determined Monday.

Biologists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's fisheries agency, NOAA Fisheries, came to that conclusion after examining a large gash in the whale's side.