A juvenile Right Whale beached itself near Cape Lookout and had to be euthanized.
Which is too bad. Right Whales are few in number these days, because they were among the most heavily hunted of all the whale species. In fact, they got the name Right because they were the "right" sort of whale to kill for maximum oil with minimal effort, as they were not particularly aggressive.
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This is so sad. I initially heard about this from one of my professors. Apparently another student rushed down to the beach as soon as he heard a whale had beached - I hope he had good intentions.
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