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Right Whale Calf Found Dead On Chatham Beach

CHATHAM (CBS) – A right whale calf was found dead on a Chatham beach.

The Center for Coastal Studies said that the calf of a whale named Punctuation washed ashore Thursday afternoon.

Punctuation and the calf were both seen swimming in Cape Cod Bay several times in April.

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The whale calf on the left, seen here swimming off Cape Cod, was found dead on a Chatham beach. (Image Credit: Center for Coastal Studies)

Researchers captured photos of the pair on April 28, the last picture taken of the calf.

It is not yet clear how the whale died.

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