Scientists are puzzling over the discovery of a dead humpback whale in the Amazon jungle, about 50 feet from the ocean shore.
The calf was found on Friday on the tropical forest floor of Marajó Island, which sits at the mouth of the Amazon river, after reports that vultures were scavenging on the carcass. It was photographed and examined by the wildlife nonprofit Bicho D'água Institute and the region’s Municipal Secretariat of Health, Sanitation, and Environment (SEMMA).
Estimated to be about one year old, the whale baby was already eight meters (26 feet) from head to tail, according to an Instagram post from Bicho D'água. Adult humpback whales can grow to twice that size.
The team is not sure exactly how the whale ended up in the jungle.
(Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Tuesday February 26 2019, @01:24PM (9 children)
Look for drag marks, if it's only 50' in that could be accomplished with a basic come-along tied to a tree.
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(Score: 3, Funny) by Only_Mortal on Tuesday February 26 2019, @02:15PM (5 children)
Aliens... it's always aliens with these kind of things. Probably ancient aliens too.
(Score: 5, Funny) by acid andy on Tuesday February 26 2019, @02:27PM (4 children)
Did it begin life as a bowl of petunias?
If a cat has kittens, does a rat have rittens, a bat bittens and a mat mittens?
(Score: 3, Funny) by Runaway1956 on Tuesday February 26 2019, @02:28PM
That was my first question. Were there any petunias lying around?
(Score: 3, Funny) by crb3 on Tuesday February 26 2019, @02:56PM (1 child)
The ground was not friendly.
(Score: 5, Funny) by Only_Mortal on Tuesday February 26 2019, @03:17PM
It obviously forgot to be distracted so that it'd miss the ground.
(Score: 2) by cmdrklarg on Tuesday February 26 2019, @04:47PM
No, it began life as a nuclear missile. The bowl of petunias did too.
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(Score: 2) by Gaaark on Tuesday February 26 2019, @06:06PM (1 child)
Yeah, if not, tsunami? Not really much else I can think of.
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(Score: 1) by Ethanol-fueled on Wednesday February 27 2019, @01:13AM
Tsunami caused by underwater nuclear explosion.
Alternate theory: Russian Hackers.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 27 2019, @05:59AM
I am astounded (and slightly saddened) no-one has drawn the line back to HGTTG and improbability ....