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Rare Beaked Whale Washes Up at Plymouth Beach
The beaked whale rarely reaches New England; it was last seen in Duxbury in 2006.
A rarely seen beaked whale washed up on Jones Beach in Plymouth Friday.
New England Aquarium officials said they believed it was a Sowerby’s beaked whale, according to CBS Boston. The last time such a whale was spotted in New England was in 2006 in Duxbury.
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The whale found Friday was a female measuring about 17 feet.
Beaked whales spend most of their time deep underwater and are rarely seen. This map shows its distribution around the world:
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Photo: marinebio.org
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