DEAD WHALE AUTOPSY JG

A LARGE CROWD AT MONTEREY COUNTY?S DEL MONTE BEACH WATCHED A BLUE WHALE DISSECTED ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE JUVENILE FEMALE WHALE, MEASURED AT 40 FEET, WASHED UP ON THE BEACH ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON. CLOSE TO 100 PEOPLE GATHERED AS MARINE BIOLOGISTS, VOLUNTEERS AND GRADUATE STUDENTS FROM MOSS LANDING MARINE LABORATORIES DISSECTED THE ANIMAL USING VARIOUS BLADES, INCLUDING A CHAINSAW, TO DISMEMBER THE CARCASS. IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE CARCASS WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE BEACH TODAY.