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An embryo of a pygmy sperm whale washed ashore in the Caribbean Sea

Added	Sun, 29/08/2021
Источники	earth-chronicles.ru
Дата публикации	Sun, 29/08/2021
Версии	Famous creatures Post-mortem changes

A dead whale embryo was found on a beach in the Cayman Islands, according to the Department of the Environment of the Cayman Islands.

On Monday, the official account of the department published a photo of a dead pygmy sperm whale, which was found near the village of Bodden Town. The fact that this is an embryo, experts realized by its small size (about a meter) and underdeveloped eyes and teeth.

The department denies that the cause of death could be a person:

"Most likely, his mother was caught in a tropical hurricane, which caused the miscarriage. Whales often have a miscarriage due to injury or stress, or when the surrounding conditions are unfavorable for the baby."

Adult pygmy sperm whales reach a weight of up to 500 kilograms and a length of up to 4 meters. As a rule, they live up to 23 years in the wild.