The 12-month-old calf was found in the Marajo island of Brazil, about 50 feet from the ocean shore.
Biologists are trying to solve the mystery of how the carcass of a humpback whale ended up in the Amazon jungle recently, reportsThe mammal was found in the Marajo island of Brazil, about 50 feet from the ocean. A team of biologists from the Bicho D’água Institute posted pictures of the whale, reported to be a 12-month-old calf, onto social media.
Renata Emin, a marine specialist, told Brazilian news site O Liberal: “We’re still not sure how it landed here, but we’re guessing that the creature was floating close to the shore and the tide, which has been pretty considerable over the past few days, picked it up and threw it inland, into the mangrove.
The Municipal Secretariat of Health, Sanitation and Environment is investigating why the mammal was so far away from its natural habit at this time of the year.For more news your way, download The Citizen’s app for
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