Stranded whale found in Cabo Frio
Cleaning staff found the cetacean this morning on Foguete beach; a biologist reported that the cetacean measured 5 meters and weighed about 5 kg.
On the morning of this Monday (7), cleaning staff in Cabo Frio found a whale stranded in the surf of Foguete beach.
According to biologist Jaíson de Moura, from Gemm (Marine Mammal Studies Group) at Fiocruz (Oswaldo Cruz Foundation), the species Balanoptera Acutorostrata, popularly known as the dwarf minke whale, was dead. He also reported that the animal measured almost 5 meters and weighed about 5 tons. Moura took a sample from the whale to perform analyses and identify the cause of death in the Fiocruz laboratories in Manguinhos, in the northern zone of Rio de Janeiro.
A cleanup crew will remove the whale from the beach later today for burial.