Experts: Whale Died of Heart Failure

March 1st, 2008 in Biology /
Experts: Whale Died of Heart Failure (AP)

In this photo released by the Florida Keys News Bureau, marine mammal rescue volunteers Bob Coakley, left, and Lloyd Brown, right, closely examine a pygmy sperm whale at the Marine Mammal Conservancy Sunday, Feb. 24, 2008, in Key Largo, Fla. The 10-foot-long male, estimated to weigh 1,000 pounds, was discovered stranded off the Florida Keys early Saturday, Feb. 23, and was subsequently transported to the Conservancy for care. (AP Photo/Florida Keys News Bureau, Bob Care)

(AP) -- Preliminary results of a necropsy show that a pygmy sperm whale found stranded off the Florida Keys died of heart failure, marine mammal experts said.

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