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Team From Mystic Aquarium Investigating Fatal Whale Stranding: 'This Animal Is Now At Peace' Team From Mystic Aquarium Investigating Fatal Whale Stranding: 'This Animal Is Now At Peace'
Team From Mystic Aquarium Investigating Fatal Whale Stranding: 'This Animal Is Now At Peace' A team from Connecticut's Mystic Aquarium is investigating what caused a 25,000-pound fin whale to become stranded in a pond and die as a result.  The 42-foot-long whale was discovered stranded at around 6:30 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 29 in Potter Pond in South Kingstown, Rhode Island, according to Mystic Aquarium spokeswoman Meagan Seacor.  Soon after the whale's discovery by a local resident, the aquarium's Animal Rescue Team and officials from the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) responded to the scene to try and help the stranded animal. After arriving, …

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