Pygmy Sperm Whale "Inky"
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On Thanksgiving night in 1993, a six-foot pygmy sperm whale stranded on the New Jersey coast.
The US Coast Guard flew the whale to the Aquarium, where veterinarians discovered that the animal?s rapidly deteriorating health was caused by several...
On Thanksgiving night in 1993, a six-foot pygmy sperm whale stranded on the New Jersey coast.
The US Coast Guard flew the whale to the Aquarium, where veterinarians discovered that the animal?s rapidly deteriorating health was caused by several large pieces of plastic lodged in her stomach.
These pieces of plastic, including a mylar balloon, blocked the passage of food from her stomach to intestines.
