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Autopsy For Humpback Whale Washed Ashore

LEWES, DE. (WJZ) -- The Marine Education, Research and Rehabilitation (MERR) Institute Inc. is performing a necropsy of a juvenile humpback whale.

The whale washed ashore in Lewes, Delaware Sunday afternoon.

MERR is in the process of performing a necropsy of a juvenile humpback whale that washed ashore in Lewes Sunday afternoon. We will report any information gathered as we get it.

Posted by MERR Institute on Monday, December 17, 2018

According to their Facebook page, the MERR Institute is a non-profit organization "dedicated to the conservation of marine mammals and sea turtles."

The organization said it will report any information it gathers.

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