36-Foot Humpback Calf Found Dead in Amazon’s Swampy Mangroves: How Did It Get There?

36-Foot Humpback Calf Found Dead in Amazon’s Swampy Mangroves: How Did It Get There?
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Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s a 36-foot-long humpback whale in the Amazon jungle, and experts don’t know how it got there! The tremendous creature, weighing an estimated 10 tonnes, was found dead in the jungle on Friday Feb. 22, 2019, about 50 feet from the sea and a considerable distance from its natural habitat.