Sperm whale beached in Oregon killed by ship, feds find

Federal biologists have found that a sperm whale beached on Oregon's coast was killed after being struck by a ship. A spokesperson for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's fisheries agency said Monday that biologists came to that conclusion while examining a large gash in the whale's side.
Federal biologists have found that a sperm whale beached on Oregon's coast was killed after being struck by a ship. A spokesperson for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's fisheries agency said Monday that biologists came to that conclusion while examining a large gash in the whale's side.

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