It was found about 50 feet away from the ocean, so how did it get there?
They also said it's"not as big" as it looks in the photos. But, even young whales are pretty big. Bicho D'água / Via Facebook: pg It's likely the animal was already dead before it washed ashore and was pushed inland by the tide, eventually settling in the mangroves. Although it all sounds very weird, Daniel M. Palacios, an endowed assistant professor in whale habitats at Oregon State University, said it's not totally unheard of.
Marajó Island is very close to the equator, so it's not clear which population this whale came from, but either way it's not where it would normally be. Bicho D'água / Via Facebook: pg "Right now we’re in the northern hemisphere winter and that’s what makes it more unusual," said Palacios. There's also the question of the calf's age. If it's young, it could have been separated from its mother, perhaps during an orca attack.
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