Conjoined Gray Whale Calves Found in Lagoon in Mexico

Posted on January 9, 2014

Fisherman found the body of two conjoined gray whale calves in Mexico's Laguna Ojo de Liebre lagoon on January 5th. The whales are linked at the waist. CBS News reports that Benito Bermudez, a marine biologist with Mexico's National Natural Protected Areas Commission (CONANP), says the conjoined whales were found alive, but lived just a few hours.

A Discovery News article says conjoined whales of other species have been found before, but this may be the first discovery of conjoined gray whales. A Flickr gallery can be found here. Another video of the conjoined whales can be found here. Take a look:

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