(Photo courtesy OBX Marine Mammal Stranding Network.)
Updated: Wednesday, 08 Feb 2012, 9:48 PM EST
NAGS HEAD, N.C. (WAVY) – Researchers with the Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education aren’t sure what killed a whale that washed up in Nags Head on Feb. 4.
The whale was found about a half a mile north of Jeanette’s Pier in Nags Head. Crews worked with the town to get heavy equipment to aid in the removal of the 27-foot female whale. On Monday, the stranding team performed a necropsy, but the whale’s cause of death has not yet been determined. However, the center believes she died before washing up on the beach.
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