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Number two gives hope. This might be one otolith. They continue with stomachs two through four. This is followed by the intestines meter after meter is cut open and rinsed. It's like panning for gold mountains of work and a lot of water to find a few precious grains. The final catch slides Leopold into a cleaner lab under the microscope.
Unfortunately, the piece of shell was indeed no more than that, and the alleged otolith turned out to be a stone. This is a pity. This does not teach us anything about the diet of this killer whale. It does confirm that the animal had not eaten for days. View a photo report of the stomach and intestine examination Austria Phone Number List via the slideshow below SLIDE / Marine biologist Mardik Leopold and assistant Anita van Nierop unpack the orca stomach. Steve Writes. Cause of death Featured by the editors SOCIAL SCIENCES We're going to the moon NEUROSCIENCE ChatGPT can parrot well TECHNOLOGY Five questions about ChatGPT In Den Helder, the orca's stomach and intestines have been turned inside out.
In Utrecht, the team examined the tissue samples under the microscope. A week of research is over. The researchers will meet online on Friday morning to draw up a conclusion and a press release. The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine found severe gingivitis in the orca, and infections in the meninges, among other things. The animal probably had enormous pain while eating, IJsseldijk suspects. That explains the empty stomach. The reason for the large wandering from Spain to Cadzand remains a guess. Inflammation in the meninges has been found, but it is unknown what effect this had on the killer whale. doomed, the immediate cause of death is stranding, as with many large whales. They live in the sea without gravity, explains IJsseldijk.