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Stranded Whale Euthanized

By Associated Press

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Rare beaked whale had failing liver and kidneys. Stranded Whale Euthanized

Published: Tue, June 24, 2008 - 1:55 am Last Updated: Tue, June 24, 2008 - 1:59 am

KEY LARGO, Fla. (AP) - A rare beaked whale that was stranded
last Friday off the Florida Keys has been euthanized.
Tests conducted at the Marine Mammal Conservancy in Key Largo
found that the whale had a nonfunctioning liver and failed kidneys,
said Robert Lingenfelser, president of the conservancy.
Lingenfelser said the mature female whale's digestive system had
also shut down. It was euthanized Monday night.
Lingenfelser said a necropsy is scheduled for Tuesday.
The whale was identified as either a Gervais' beaked whale or a
Sowerby's beaked whale. It was discovered Friday in shallow waters
behind a home in Islamorada.

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