Package parts will appear in your cart as an additional item when you upgrade. Shipping Included! Just added to your cart. Continue shopping. Close search. All marine mammals are federally protected, and the public should not approach any whale, alive or dead. Each animal was in a location that was inaccessible for scientists to perform a full necropsy, or animal autopsy, to investigate a cause of death. Researchers at the.
Center observed this individual whale while it was still alive, and noted that it spent 47 days exploring San Francisco Bay and was underweight. Public funding and support for this investigatory work is essential. Scientists from The Marine Mammal Center and the California Academy of Sciences were able to collect some limited samples from the three different whales this week for research purposes.
These necropsies are critical to provide insights into gray whale population health and that of their ocean home, including how human activity impacts them. Public funding and support for this investigatory work is essential. The team identified the gray whale as a foot adult female that was minimally decomposed based on the quality of the internal organs. Experts also noted the whale was in good body condition based on the blubber layer and internal fat levels.
At Angel Island State Park, the team investigated a foot subadult male gray whale that was moderately decomposed based on the quality of the internal organs. During the investigation, scientists noted the whale was in average body condition based on the blubber and body fat levels. There was no initial evidence of trauma or infectious disease. Since then, researchers have determined that approximately 20 percent of all adult stranded sea lions that are admitted to the Center have cancer. While there is more to be learned about the complex factors that play into the development of this disease, what we learn from these animals contributes to research that could eventually lead to cures for humans.
Researchers at the Center discovered that these sea lions are infected with a herpesvirus similar to one that causes Kaposi's sarcoma in humans. In order to study this cancer, our researchers collect samples from each patient, fostering greater understanding of what might be causing the alarming cancer occurrence—including environmental and genetic factors.
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