WELL it seems whale watching cruises may need to broaden their itineraries a little after a deceased humpback calf was discovered more than 15 metres inland from a Brazilian river. Mystery still surrounds just how the whale managed to make it so far inland, however locals theorise the calf became...
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WELL it seems whale watching cruises may need to broaden their itineraries a little after a deceased humpback calf was discovered more than 15 metres inland from a Brazilian river.
Mystery still surrounds just how the whale managed to make it so far inland, however locals theorise the calf became entangled in mangroves before being washed ashore by high waves during a storm.
Whales typically enter the Amazon Basin when saltwater penetrates its system of rivers, a point making this poor whale’s fate all the more vexing as it was freshwater season.
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