40-foot endangered sperm whale washes ashore in Oregon
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A 40-foot sperm whale was found dead along the Oregon coast on Saturday, after its body washed ashore on a stretch of beach at Fort Stevens State Park, officials said.
The whale was found near the park's flagship Peter Iredale shipwreck and belongs to an endangered species of marine mammals, the Seaside Aquarium, wrote in a Facebook post shared on Sunday. The aquarium also shared a brief video to its social media page of the beached sperm whale after it was discovered.
There were several "large gashes" found on the whale's body, which are partly visible in the video and could have resulted from a collision with a ship, according to the aquarium.
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