Image courtesy of Tiffany Boothe / Seaside Aquarium
An already dead 40-foot sperm whale washed ashore over the weekend on Saturday on the Oregon Coast, near the Iredale Shpwreck at Fort Stevens State Park. According to the Seaside Aquarium, the whale is a male juvenile, and hadn’t been dead for too long.
They also mentioned the whale most likely was hit by a ship, and an incident such as this is quite rare. Personally, my mind went right to a rather bizarre piece of history on the Oregon Coast. Many reading this are probably familiar with the famous exploding whale incident, which happened in 1970 when some super smart
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