Saturday, May 9, 2015

At least 20 endangered sei whales found washed up dead along coast of Chile

  • Foreign scientists discovered whales on Gulf of Penas and reported them
  • Government said there were 20 whales but scientists said more than 30
  • Adult sei whales can be longer than 50 feet and weigh 20 tons or more
  • Unclear how and why so many whales died and washed up along the beach
  • Whales are no longer commercially hunted and there are about 12,000 alive

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