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ByCARLY CASSELLA
Fin whale with scoliosis. (Oceanogràfic València)
A massive 40-ton fin whale swimming off the coast of Valencia in Spain has been filmed with a severe bend in its 17-meter-long body (56 feet) in what appears to be a pronounced case of scoliosis.
At first, when the skipper of a local boat caught sight of the poor creature from afar, it seemed to be struggling to swim, as though caught in the web of a fishing net.
Once biologists and veterinarians arrived on the scene it became clear the whale's condition wasn't quite what they expected, with drone footage revealing a sharp deviation in the animal's spine about halfway down its body.
The fin whale's disorder looked so severe, it seemed to have thrown off its entire anatomy, according to a Facebook post from the Oceanografic Foundation in Valencia (Fundación Oceanogràfic de València), which sent the rescue team.
Biologists were hoping to attach a tracker to the whale, but the malformation in its spine made that impossible.
After a few hours, the fin whale left the coastline, swimming with difficulty.
Scoliosis among whales is rare, but when it does occur, it tends to draw our attention.
In 2019, a minke whale with a clear curve in the spine was tragically found washed ashore, allowing researchers the chance to study the anatomical impact of scoliosis in whales up close. ...
https://www.sciencealert.com/a-huge...oliosis-was-filmed-swimming-off-spanish-coast
A Huge Fin Whale With Severe Scoliosis Was Filmed Swimming Off Spanish Coast
NATURE15 March 2023ByCARLY CASSELLA
Fin whale with scoliosis. (Oceanogràfic València)
A massive 40-ton fin whale swimming off the coast of Valencia in Spain has been filmed with a severe bend in its 17-meter-long body (56 feet) in what appears to be a pronounced case of scoliosis.
At first, when the skipper of a local boat caught sight of the poor creature from afar, it seemed to be struggling to swim, as though caught in the web of a fishing net.
Once biologists and veterinarians arrived on the scene it became clear the whale's condition wasn't quite what they expected, with drone footage revealing a sharp deviation in the animal's spine about halfway down its body.
The fin whale's disorder looked so severe, it seemed to have thrown off its entire anatomy, according to a Facebook post from the Oceanografic Foundation in Valencia (Fundación Oceanogràfic de València), which sent the rescue team.
Biologists were hoping to attach a tracker to the whale, but the malformation in its spine made that impossible.
After a few hours, the fin whale left the coastline, swimming with difficulty.
Scoliosis among whales is rare, but when it does occur, it tends to draw our attention.
In 2019, a minke whale with a clear curve in the spine was tragically found washed ashore, allowing researchers the chance to study the anatomical impact of scoliosis in whales up close. ...
https://www.sciencealert.com/a-huge...oliosis-was-filmed-swimming-off-spanish-coast
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