A juvenile female Minke Whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) dead on a Balranald beach. North Usit, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK


On the 16th May 2014 on Balranald Beach on North Uist, Outer Hebrides a juvenile female Minke Whale (approx. 3-4 years old) was found struggling in shallow water. Within 2 hours the Whale had lost her fight for survival, became beached and died.


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Photo credit: © Graham Ella / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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