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Sascha Pare

Ultra-rare, deep-diving whale dies on New England beach with possible case of bird flu

We see a slender whale on a beach with yellow ties around its head and tail. The ties are attacked to an excavator.

A mysterious, deep-diving whale has died after a "highly unusual" stranding in Gloucester, Massachusetts — and it may have been infected with bird flu, scientists say.

The animal was still breathing when a response crew arrived on the scene at Wingaersheek Beach on May 18. The team had never seen anything like it before.

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