Dead blue whale, northern California
:: Sunday, October 10th, 2010 @ 12:03:58 pm
:: Tags: Conservation, marine life, Photo

The carcass of a dead 80-foot blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) in northern California. Scientists suspect the whale was struck by a large boat before beaching itself. The whale ejected a fetus before she died. The fetus was on the beach not far from the mother.
