'Extremely Emaciated' Whale Died in Florida With Rope In Its Stomach, Wrapped Around Jaw

'Extremely Emaciated' Whale Died in Florida With Rope In Its Stomach, Wrapped Around Jaw

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http://www.newsweek.com/whale-died-florida-rope-stomach-wrapped-jaw-1586746

An 18,000lb sperm whale died off the coast of Florida on Saturday after becoming beached. Now, experts are trying to determine whether a rope found wrapped around its jaw and coiled inside its stomach caused it to die.

Responders from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute in Fort Pierce were alerted to a 26.5ft-long whale with rope around its bottom jaw floating by the shore at Herman's Bay, TCPalm reported.

'Extremely Emaciated' Whale Died in Florida With Rope In Its Stomach, Wrapped Around Jaw

Apr 27, 2021, 4:44pm UTC
http://www.newsweek.com/whale-died-florida-rope-stomach-wrapped-jaw-1586746 > An 18,000lb sperm whale died off the coast of Florida on Saturday after becoming beached. Now, experts are trying to determine whether a rope found wrapped around its jaw and coiled inside its stomach caused it to die. > Responders from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute in Fort Pierce were alerted to a 26.5ft-long whale with rope around its bottom jaw floating by the shore at Herman's Bay, TCPalm reported.