Minke whale euthanized after beaching on Cape Cod
WELLFLEET, Mass. (AP) — Another minke (MIN’-kee) whale has died after beaching in Massachusetts.
The whale stranded in Wellfleet on Saturday.
A marine mammal rescue and research team at the International Fund for Animal Welfare responded to the scene and performed a health assessment. The whale was found in be in such poor health that it was euthanized.
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A necropsy to determine the cause of death was planned for Monday.
Minke whales are in the midst what the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration call an “exceptional die-off” in New England. About two dozen of the marine mammals have died in the region this year. The deaths remain under investigation.
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Minkes are the smallest of the baleen whales.
