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Humpback whale found 15m from ocean in Amazon Jungle

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You find a humpback whale 15 metres from the ocean in the middle of a jungle …… how did it get there? That is a riddle wildlife experts are trying to solve.

The mammal, which biologists believe to be a 12-month-old calf, was found in undergrowth on the Brazilian island of Marajo, at the mouth of the Amazon River.

A group of 10 biologists have since collected samples from the carcass in a bid to determine how the animal died.

It is believed the animal made its way up the region’s river system before becoming beached.

Experts said the whale probably became disoriented among the many river branches that form the broader Amazon.

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  2. I think its one of those whales that tried to rocket ride over the Amazon jungle. But failed.

  3. thats so sad the whale was only 12 moths and kinda creepy because how did it get there

  4. So i think it found a river from the Amazon that leads to the sea then went into
    The river then followed the Amazon river then came in the middle of
    the river the ended up on the jungle forest.

  5. Imagine walking through through the Amazon jungle and finding a 15 meter humpback whale

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