Mystery and worry of scientists for the appearance of a huge animal in the middle of the Amazon

February 25, 2019

The group of researchers published videos and images of the incredible discovery that left them speechless. They still can not find any explanation and will perform an autopsy of the body.

Mystery and concern grow in Brazil after a incredible find that a group of scientists did in the middle of the Amazon.

The group of researchers from institute Bicho D'Agua found a Whale dead more than eight meters in the jungle: it's a specimen of the humpback whale (also called yubarta) 8.4 meters long and 6 meters wide.

It is about a year old calf appeared 15 meters from the beach of Araruna, in the municipality of Soure, in the Brazilian state of Pará, with no visible injuries. For this reason, the body of the mammal appeared in the Amazon will be subject to autopsy determine the causes of his death.

"The whale sank on the beach and was swept away by the tide in the bushes. A fisherman said he saw it Thursday night, but we could not get to the place at high tide. We had to wait until Friday, "said Dirlene Silva, secretary of the Sour Environment at the UOL portal, in one of the first hypotheses, and announced that the skeleton would remain at the museum's the city after the studies.

Oceanographer, Maura Elisabeth Moraes de Souza also presented a theory: "She must have entered a strong current, since we had two days of" high tide "and we could not come back." It should be noted that It is not normal for whales to appear in the river basin, which occurs during the months of July and August.

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These humpback whales are one of the largest cetaceans, with a length of between 12 and 16 meters. In addition, they usually feed in Antarctica and then travel to Abrolhos, Bahia, to breed.