He appeared in town on Tuesday evening San Clemente del TuyuOne of the rarest animals in the world lives on the Argentine coast: the Beaked whale.
With an almost unprecedented presence in the area, the specimen died there. Although the team Sea World Foundation tried to keep it alive, the whale apparently died of pneumonia the next morning.
Experts claim that there have only been four sightings of them since 1987.
The specimen that turned up in San Clemente was male, about 13 feet long and weighing a ton. The rescue team tried to submerge it back into the water, but the animal kept returning to land.
A beaked whale is a sea whale belongs to the family of Ziphiidsalso known as Beaked whales. It has an elongated and robust body, a small head and a narrow and prominent snout resembling a beak, a feature that gives it its name.
However, its size varies depending on the species The length is generally between 4 and 10 meters.. The coloration is usually dark gray or brown with light spots or scars, especially in adult males.
These animals are marine mammals most elusive and least known on the planet. They live in deep waters far from shore and spend much of their lives underwater.
They are famous for their ability to perform extremely deep and long dives, which can exceed 1,000 meters and last more than an hour. They feed primarily on squid and deep-sea fish, which they catch by sucking rather than biting.
Particularly noteworthy is the beaked whale sensitive to underwater noisessuch as that produced by military sonar, which has been linked to mass strandings in various parts of the world.
Due to their discreet behavior and the difficulty of studying them in their natural habitat, many species of beaked whales remain poorly understood. Today they are considered key indicators of deep sea health and are the subject of growing scientific and conservation interest.
San Celemente del Tuyú and Mundo Marino were in the headlines this week due to the death of the historic orca that had lived at the theme park for more than three decades.
Kshamenk, who was rescued in 1992 after being stranded as a puppy. Since then he lived in the Argentine city until news of his death broke on December 14th.
“Kshamenk was rescued after a stranding in 1992 when he was still a cub. Without the possibility of reintegration and on the recommendation of international experts and national authorities, the Mundo Marino team was responsible for his rehabilitation and care for more than 33 years. Thanks to this care, he lived beyond the average life expectancy of a male orca in the wild,” Mundo Marino reported in a press release.
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