North Pacific Humpback washed ashore in California
Posted by Cautious-Lettuce-446@reddit | whales | View on Reddit | 17 comments
A juvenile North Pacific humpback washed ashore at Waddell beach yesterday afternoon in California. Surfers saw great whites on it as it floated to shore.
Unable to identify fluke markings.
frogcharming@reddit
poor little guy. Would it passing closer to shore cause it to wash ashore instead of sink to the bottom?
MorgTheBat@reddit
Id imagine yes, less pressure near the surface and after a while, bloat floats. In california, the beaches are dirty and the water can make you sick because it doesnt carry water away fast enough (and has a lot of runoff waste snd people). At least in socal
HeirWreckHer@reddit
I hope that it drifts out again and becomes part of the ecosystem, whales are amazing creatures in life, but their nutrients and whale fall is also super important when they pass.
Jovial_Dragonfly3731@reddit
fly high, little fella.
NationalJournalist42@reddit
🕊️🕊️🕊️
CuriouslyImmense@reddit
drag it back out to the ocean so it can feed the ecosystem.
Primary-Signature-17@reddit
It's very sad to see that. But, I hope they drag it back out and let it be food for a lot of different creatures.
simplebirds@reddit
Just a kid. 💔
cassandra_schmidt@reddit
:-(
wickstarter@reddit
❤️🩹🐳❤️🩹
Call_me_Penta@reddit
💔 Rest in peace, beautiful creature.
ZeusMcKraken@reddit
😭😭😭😭😭😭
No-Mobile7452@reddit
RIP whale 🐳
NotInherentAfterAll@reddit
Poor baby :’( if the sharks killed it then it’s a sad but inevitable part of the ecosystem, but I hope it didn’t get killed by a ship or something, which is all too common.
illusivealchemist@reddit
A juvenile? Oh no 😥
NoSalamander7749@reddit
Noooooo :( :( :(
BeachedBottlenose@reddit
😥😥