A gray whale that died after spending at least 75 days in the San Francisco Bay was likely killed by a combination of malnutrition and trauma caused by a collision with two maritime vessels, according to officials from the Marine Mammal Center.
The adult male whale was found dead a mile offshore last Saturday before washing up on North Beach in the Point Reyes National Seashore the next day.
It also shows that the animal was likely hit by two ships or large boats in separate collisions based on its injuries. There was a large, slowly healing, older scar on its back, sea lice on the wound, multiple rib and spinal fractures under the scar. Marine Mammal Center officials said the second vessel strike resulted in damage akin to"severe whiplash" to a human involved in a car crash and was the likely cause of death.
Scientists couldn't determine the cause of death for the second whale, which appeared to have died suddenly despite being"in excellent body condition," according to Marine Mammal Center officials.
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