Loj Humpback Whale-Thiab California Celebrity-Tua Hauv Nkoj Tawm Tsam Thaum Muaj Kev txhawj xeeb txog kev sib tsoo

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Ib tug humpback whale uas nws txhua xyoo mus ntsib Monterey Bay hloov nws mus rau hauv California lub npe nrov tshaj plaws hiav txwv tsiaj nyeg tau tuag nyob rau hauv lub nkoj sib tsoo, cov kws tshawb fawb tau kawm lub lim tiam no, coj cov kev xav tshiab rau kev hem thawj uas tau haunted whales txawm tias lawv cov pejxeem rov qab los.

Cov Lus Tseem Ceeb

Lub 49-foot-ntev humpback whale tau pom hnub Sunday ntawm lub puam hauv Half Moon Bay, Calif., thiab ib qho necropsy los ntawm Marine Mammal Center pom ib qho ntawm nws vertebrae tau tawg thiab nws lub pob txha taub hau tau tsiv tawm, qhia tias nws tuag tom qab raug ntaus los ntawm lub nkoj.

Tsis pub dhau hnub, cov kws tshawb fawb txheeb xyuas cov whale beached li "Fran," ib tug 17-xyoo-laus humpback uas paub zoo rau cov neeg hauv zos marine biologists thiab whale enthusiasts ib yam.

Fran yog tus feem ntau pom whale hauv California ntawm Happywhale, ib qhov chaw uas tso cai rau cov neeg siv taug qab cov tsiaj hiav txwv loj, nrog ntau tshaj 250 pom txij li xyoo 2005 los ntawm Monterey Bay hauv California (qhov twg humpback whales noj nyob rau lub hli sov) mus rau Pacific ntug dej hiav txwv ntawm Mexico (qhov twg lawv nyiam yug me nyuam).

Fran tus cwj pwm kuj ua rau nws ib yam dab tsi ntawm ib tug neeg muaj koob meej hauv zos hauv Monterey Bay, qhov chaw uas cov kws tshawb fawb thiab cov neeg saib xyuas whale feem ntau pom nws ua txhaum loj heev saum npoo dej hiav txwv los yog ua luam dej mus rau hauv nkoj, raws li kev xam phaj nrog cov San Jose Mercury Xov xwm, NBC's San Francisco affiliate thiab SFGATE.

Thawj thawj zaug, Fran tau coj tus menyuam mos noj qab nyob zoo rau California lub caij no, thiab leej niam thiab tus ntxhais tau pom ob leeg ua luam dej hauv Monterey Bay lub hli tas los, raws li cov ntaub ntawv. Marine Mammal Center thiab Zoo siab.

suav nrog Fran, tsawg kawg plaub whales nyob rau hauv San Francisco cheeb tsam tau ntxuav ntawm ntug dej rau xyoo no vim muaj kev sib tsoo nkoj, Marine Mammal Center hais.

Tus Keeb Kwm Tseem Ceeb

Humpback whales raug tua en masse thaum lub hnub nyoog ntawm whaling, thaum nkoj scoured dej hiav txwv yos hav zoov 40-tuj tsiaj rau lawv cov roj-tsim blubber. Hom muaj rov zoo txij thaum ntawd los raws li kev lag luam whaling poob qis thiab tsoomfwv tau qhia txog kev txuag kev siv zog hauv xyoo pua 20th, thiab soj ntsuam ntawm xav Ntau txhiab tus neeg humpbacks tam sim no pub tawm ntawm ntug dej hiav txwv ntawm California thiab siv lawv lub caij ntuj no hauv Mexico thiab Central lossis South America. Txawm li cas los xij, cov tsiaj loj tseem tab tom ntsib ib qho kev hem thawj ntawm tib neeg, suav nrog kev cuam tshuam hauv cov cuab yeej nuv ntses thiab kev sib tsoo nrog cov nkoj ntim thiab cov roj tankers, Karen Grimmer, tus kws saib xyuas kev tiv thaiv kev tiv thaiv nrog Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, hais. Forbes. Nws nyuaj rau kwv yees tias pes tsawg tus whales raug tua los ntawm lub nkoj, tab sis Grimmer tau hais tias "muaj kev pheej hmoo siab heev" vim tias cov nkoj mega feem ntau hla los ntawm thaj chaw frequented whales. Grimmer ntseeg hais tias ib feem ntawm txoj kev daws teeb meem yog rau cov nkoj kom qeeb qis dua 10 pob - lossis 11.5 mais ib teev - thaum lub caij whale ncov. Ntau cov tuam txhab xa khoom tau pom zoo los yeem txo lawv cov kev ceev ntawm ntug dej hiav txwv ntawm California, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog nyob rau hauv txoj kab kev xaiv, tab sis thaum Grimmer sau tseg tias cov txheej txheem no tau ua tiav qee qhov kev vam meej, nws tau hais ntxiv tias "peb xav pom lawv qeeb thoob plaws hauv thaj chaw dawb huv" es tsis yog tshwj xeeb hauv kev thauj khoom.

Kev Nkag Siab Hais

Grimmer hais tias "Peb txhawj xeeb heev txog kev tawm tsam nkoj," "Ntau pua lub nkoj ntim loj tau hla [Monterey Bay] chaw nyob txhua xyoo."

Txaus Ntshai Qhov Tseeb

Humpback whales tau siv sij hawm ntau dua noj tawm ntawm ntug dej hiav txwv California txhua xyoo, raws li Grimmer. Cov qauv no yog ib feem ntawm cov pej xeem txoj kev rov qab los, tab sis nws kuj tau txuas nrog kev hloov pauv huab cua, uas tau ncua lub caij nyoog thiab ua kom muaj zaub mov ntau dua.

Tau qhov twg los: https://www.forbes.com/sites/joewalsh/2022/08/31/huge-humpback-whale-and-california-celebrity-killed-in-ship-strike-amid-concern-over-collisions/