Whale Found Dead in Long Beach Township Shows Signs of Blunt Force Trauma
LONG BEACH TOWNSHIP, New Jersey — A recent post-mortem examination of a whale discovered on the shores of Long Beach Island revealed shocking findings of multiple blunt force injuries, including a fractured skull and vertebrate. The Marine Mammal Stranding Center conducted a necropsy on the approximately 25-foot juvenile male humpback whale, which was found lifeless in Long Beach Township. Sheila Dean, the center’s director, stated that the whale displayed signs of head bruising, skull and …