Deformed humpback whale washes up in southeast

Fri, July 13, 2007 
Posted in Alaska News, Top Stories

Photo courtesy of Kate Stafford, University of WashingtonA bizarrely deformed humpback whale washed up dead on the west side of Admiralty Island, about 30 miles north of Angoon, Alaska. Researchers with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) headed out from Juneau today to do a rather messy necropsy.

John Ryan, KTOO - Juneau

Photo courtesy of Kate Stafford, University of Washington

 
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  1. mpb on July 14, 2007 at 1:45 pm

    I’m glad you can add illustrations. The broadcast was good but the picture added just the correct extra to grasp the story.

     

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