Blunt Force Injuries Revealed in Post-Mortem Examination of Whale Washed Ashore in Long Beach Township, New Jersey
LONG BEACH TOWNSHIP, New Jersey — A recent necropsy of a juvenile male humpback whale that washed ashore on Long Beach Island revealed distressing findings of blunt force trauma. The examination, conducted by the Marine Mammal Stranding Center, unveiled multiple injuries, including a fractured skull, vertebrae, dislocated ribs, and a dislocated shoulder bone. Sheila Dean, … Read more