Dead dwarf sperm whale washes ashore in Katwijk
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A dead minke whale has washed ashore near Katwijk. Whether it is the same animal that washed ashore last weekend in the bay of Heist, Belgium, and was helped back into the sea after beaching twice is still unclear, says Lonneke IJsseldijk of Utrecht University.
Dead dwarf sperm whale washes ashore in Katwijk
A dead dwarf sperm whale washed ashore Friday on the beach at Katwijk, RTL reports. Biologist Lonneke IJsseldijk of Utrecht University said it is possible, though not certain, that the whale is the same individual that earlier stranded in Belgium. “But it could also be a different one,” IJsseldijk said. “Dwarf sperm whales wash ashore a few times each year.”
A dead minke whale washed ashore near Katwijk last night. Whether it's the same animal that washed ashore last weekend in the bay of Heist, Belgium, and was helped back into the sea after beaching twice is still unclear, says Lonneke IJsseldijk of Utrecht University.
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