| Date |
2005-02-08 |
| Location |
North Pacific Ocean, United States, Hawaii, Molokai, Kalaeloa Harbor |
| Species |
Humpback whale |
| Number |
1 |
| Stranded Alive |
No |
| Behavior if alive |
N/A |
| Notes |
The whale was a calf, 11 feet in length, between 750 and 1000 pounds in weight, and was "estimated to have been only a week old, at most."
The whale "lost a pectoral fin in a clean cut consistent with a shark bite, but scientists who examined the calf said yesterday they still don't know how it died.
"There were no internal abnormalities, propeller marks or any other signs of a boat strike [...] Blood tissues and DNA samples will be sent to a lab for further analysis." |
| Ref |
Hurley, T. (2005, February). Death of whale found off Kalaeloa a mystery. The Honolulu Advertiser. Retrieved February 13, 2005, from http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2005/Feb/11/ln/ln15p.html |
| Last Updated |
2005-03-20 |
| ID |
198 |