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Officials with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have led efforts to keep the whale comfortable.
HILTON HEAD — Trained professionals are working to keep a sperm whale comfortable before euthanizing it after the whale beached itself on the barrier island. The 31-foot, 20-ton sperm whale ...
“Pygmy sperm whales are pelagic, deep diving, squid eaters and are rarely seen at sea because they spend little time at the surface,” the center reported in an April 25 Facebook post.