Humpback whale calf beached in Odawara, Japan in January 2012

Sign posted near humpback whale calf (Megaptera novaeangliae) that washed ashore on 3 January 2012 in Odawara, Japan. Measured 6.87 meters long and was male. Cause of death unknown. This humpback whale calf is the third smallest one recorded to date that has stranded or washed ashore in Japan. It is the third deceased calf to have been found in the 2011-2012 breeding and calving season. Sign roughly translates to: "We are in the process of conducting an assessment. Please do not approach closely or touch the whale."

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Image Size: 5460x3640 / 13.8MB; https://www.photoshelter.com/support/license#rm; https://www.tony-wu.com/contact-tony-wu; Pacific Japan Honshu Odawara Humpback Whale Animalia Chordata Mammalia Cetartiodactyla Eutheria Cetacea Mysticeti Balaenopteridae Marine Mammal Baleen Whale Rorqual Mysticete Megaptera novaeangliae Least Concern: IUCN Red List CITES Appendix 1 Filter Feeder Deceased Calf Male
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Sign posted near humpback whale calf (Megaptera novaeangliae) that washed ashore on 3 January 2012 in Odawara, Japan. Measured 6.87 meters long and was male. Cause of death unknown. This humpback whale calf is the third smallest one recorded to date that has stranded or washed ashore in Japan. It is the third deceased calf to have been found in the 2011-2012 breeding and calving season. Sign roughly translates to: "We are in the process of conducting an assessment. Please do not approach closely or touch the whale."