The carcass of a 17-foot whale washed up on Jones Beach in Plymouth, Massachusetts, Friday, July 24, 2015.
The carcass of a 17-foot whale washed up on Jones Beach in Plymouth, Massachusetts, Friday, July 24, 2015.
Plymouth Marine & Environmental Affairs
The nearly one-ton female with dark skin that has a purplish hue was a member of the beaked whale family, of which there are several species in the north Atlantic.
The nearly one-ton female with dark skin that has a purplish hue was a member of the beaked whale family, of which there are several species in the north Atlantic.
Plymouth Marine & Environmental Affairs
"The best way to describe it, it looked like a dolphin," Plymouth harbormaster Chad Hunter said. "But much bigger."
"The best way to describe it, it looked like a dolphin," Plymouth harbormaster Chad Hunter said. "But much bigger."
Plymouth Marine & Environmental Affairs
Because of the one-ton whale's size and weight, natural resources officers had to wait until high tide Friday evening to remove the carcass from the rocks.
Because of the one-ton whale's size and weight, natural resources officers had to wait until high tide Friday evening to remove the carcass from the rocks.
New England Aquarium
The carcass was lifted it by crane onto a trailer,
The carcass was lifted it by crane onto a trailer,
Plymouth Marine & Environmental Affairs