From the Seattle Times....
A gray whale that died after stranding on a West Seattle beach had a large amount of trash in its stomach, ranging from a pair of sweatpants to a golf ball, said biologists who examined the animal.
Scientists with the Cascadia Research Collective said the examination did not immediately determine why the 37-foot near-adult male died, but it was found to be in better nutritional condition than other gray whales that died recently. Starvation was not considered a major contributor to its death.
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Ana,
Events like this highlight the extent to which a little thoughtlessness can have upon marine life.
We must do everything we can to dispose of rubbish in the right way.
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