A humpback whale with a severe spinal injury used nothing but its pectoral fins to swim 4,800 kilometres between British Columbia and Hawaii, in what a researcher says is a heartbreaking example of a ship strike.
Janie Wray, CEO and lead researcher for B.C. Whales, says it is likely to be the last journey for the whale known as Moon.We deliver the local news you need in these turbulent times on weekdays at 3 p.m.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. Postmedia Network Inc.
“So she’s literally just using her arms, but for her, it’s her pectoral fins, to move. As far as we can tell, she is not using her tail at all.” Wray says researchers believed Moon had been hit by a large ship, and the whale’s plight left her almost speechless. “She was most likely born in Hawaii and her mother would have migrated to the feeding ground of B.C. with her when she was a calf and that tradition and that knowledge just passed on,” said Wray.
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