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UPDATE: Beaked Whale Death Caused By Gastritis, Other Complications

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A beaked whale with what appears to have been cuts to its throat area washed up onto Scott Cameron Beach Thursday and was removed by several Southampton Town agencies Friday. According to the Riverhead Foundation

A beaked whale with what appears to have been cuts to its throat area washed up onto Scott Cameron Beach Thursday and was removed by several Southampton Town agencies Friday. According to the Riverhead Foundation

the whale's death was caused by gastritis

the whale's death was caused by gastritis

authorAlyssa Melillo on Nov 20, 2015
UPDATE: Monday, 10:15 a.m. According to Ms. Bosworth, a spokesperson for the Riverhead Foundation, a necropsy and additional examinations conducted over the weekend show that that beaked whale may have... more

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