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A 47-Foot-Long Whale Carcass Captivates an Alaskan City
Crowds in Anchorage have braved freezing temperatures and slippery ice to see the hulking carcass of a rare fin whale, which washed ashore a few miles from downtown.
Endangered fin whale found washed up on Alaskan beach
ANCHORAGE, Alaska ( KTUU /Gray News) - A fin whale washed up on a beach in Alaska over the weekend. The nearly 50-foot-long, dead whale was found near the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail in West Anchorage, according to National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration biologists. It was reported to the Alaska Stranding Network late Saturday night.
‘Stunning’ 47-foot fin whale washes ashore near Anchorage’s Westchester Lagoon
Biologists say the whale, believed to be a young female, was first reported Saturday lying on mudflats near a popular trail.
Nearly 50-Foot, Endangered Fin Whale Washes Ashore in Alaska
NOAA biologists are trying to determine how the whale died, while onlookers have gathered to see the large carcass.
Carcass of endangered fin whale washes up near Alaska’s largest city
An endangered fin whale that washed up near a coastal trail in Alaska’s largest city has attracted curious onlookers while biologists seek answers as to what caused the animal’s death.
Dead 47-foot-long endangered fin whale washes up in Alaska, attracting hundreds of people
The next day, Sunday, NOAA biologists and stranding network members responded to this endangered fin whale to examine the carcass and collect samples. Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning.
Here’s what we know — and don’t know — about the fin whale that washed up on the Anchorage mudflats
Scientists aren’t sure how the juvenile female whale died. Also unclear: how long the bus-sized carcass will remain on tidal flats.
Stranded fin whale becomes 'icy monument' outside Anchorage
A 47-foot fin whale that washed ashore near downtown Anchorage last weekend has become what one naturalist described as an ...
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Fin whale nearly 50 feet long washes ashore on Anchorage tidal flats
In 2016, a dead fin whale showed up in Seward on the bow of a cruise ship. In the summer of the same year, a 60-foot fin ...
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As hundreds flock to see dead Anchorage whale, scientists try to learn more about how it lived
Natalie Rouse opened a large freezer on Thursday stocked with bags filled with assorted whale parts. “So here are pieces of ...
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Fin Whale Washes Ashore Near Anchorage, Biologists Investigate
An endangered fin whale washed ashore near Anchorage, Alaska, capturing the curiosity of locals while biologists investigate ...
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Biologists, onlookers continue examining a nearly 50-foot fin whale that washed ashore on Anchorage’s mud flats
As crowds of onlookers trekked across Anchorage’s tidal mud flats to see the carcass of a 47-foot fin whale that washed ...