Heard the news today about a finback whale beached in the Rockaways neighborhood of Breezy Point, Queens. According to my naturalist friend Don Riepe, the 60-foot whale is very emaciated and not expected to live. Finbacks are solitary creatures and this one was discovered alone. Finbacks are found in all the world's oceans.
Finbacks, also known as a fin whales, are an endangered species and the second-biggest whale after the blue whale. But unlike blue whales, who feast on krills, finbacks also consume a range of schooling fish, including anchovy and herring.
Note: The whale has passed on. It died Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012.
2 comments:
aww poor whale....
Too bad.Whales are such wonderful creatures and have cool features.
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