Scientists perform necropsy on a gray whale that washed ashore at Virgin Creek Beach in Fort Bragg, Calif., on Thursday, April 30, 2026. The whale washed ashore on Wednesday, April 29.
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Very sorry to hear of it. From a different photo, it looks like it had a deep gash in its side.