Dead whale washes up on Outer Banks beach shore

Dead whale washes up on Outer Banks beach shore
This is the second whale to wash ashore in the past week.
By NBC12 Newsroom | February 19, 2019 at 7:03 AM EST - Updated February 19 at 4:59 PM

COROLLA, NC (WWBT) - A humpack whale was found stranded on a beach in the Outer Banks this past weekend.

Corolla Beach Rescue posted the images to Facebook and asked visitors to “show respect” as wildlife officials examined the whale.

🐋🐋🐋Humpback washed ashore last night. If you plan on visiting him please show respect as wildlife professionals will...

Posted by Corolla Beach Rescue on Sunday, February 17, 2019

There were no signs of scavenging or trauma on the whale, WAVY reported.

This is the second whale to wash up on the beach in the past week.

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