A whale called Moon has been surprised by swimming thousands of kilometers despite being seriously injured so that it cannot move naturally. Moon the whale made the 5000km migration from British Columbia to Hawaii with a broken spine. Drone images of the Moon have also surfaced.
The whale was injured near its tail. The physical change caused by this can be seen from the outside. The researchers concluded that the accident caused by the boat may have caused the injury to Moon’s spine. Researchers were concerned regarding the moon’s health when it was noticed that it was migrating. But yesterday the whale completed its migration, putting an end to all worries. Moon is one of the whales that researchers have been watching for over a decade.
The researchers say that even though the whale has swum to Hawaii, it cannot travel from here to another place. On September 7, researchers at the Finn Island Research Station found Moon swimming with an ‘S’-shaped spine due to a fracture. Later, the whale was being observed using a drone. The whale must have completed the migration with great pain. The whale has suffered a lot because it cannot swim naturally with its tail. But the exact size of the Moon is yet to be determined. Female humpback whales typically grow up to 49 feet in length. The weight will be around 35 tons. This time too, Moon swam along the same route that he had regularly migrated for the past 10 years.
But researchers insist that the whale will never be healthy enough to travel that far once more. Euthanasia was also considered to save the whale, which was in severe pain. But there is concern that if the whale is killed by injecting poison in this way, it will be harmful to the marine life that eats its flesh. Janie Rae, CEO of British Columbia Wales, says it’s heartbreaking to see the plight of the whale and not intervene.
It is estimated that 20,000 whales lose their lives every year due to ship collisions. Janie Ray explained that the only way to do this is to identify the areas where there are a lot of whales in the ocean and try to control the speed of the ships there, just like the law that requires vehicles to slow down in areas where there are schools.
English Summary: Moon the humpback whale completes 5,000km journey – with a broken back
