Humpback Whale Found Dead on New Jersey Beach Suffered Blunt Force Injuries, Report Reveals
Long Beach Island, New Jersey – A recent post-mortem examination of a whale that washed ashore on New Jersey’s Long Beach Island revealed the animal had sustained severe blunt force injuries, including a fractured skull and vertebrae. The Marine Mammal Stranding Center conducted the examination on a nearly 25-foot juvenile male humpback whale found dead in Long Beach Township, releasing their observations from the necropsy. Director Sheila Dean noted the whale had bruising around the …