When Ships Strike

Phoenix’s mother, Stumpy (number 1004), was killed in a collision with a ship near Virginia in February 2004. She was pregnant with her sixth known calf. — (Regina Campbell-Malone/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

Phoenix’s mother, Stumpy (#1004), was killed in a collision with a ship near Virginia in February 2004. She was pregnant with her sixth known calf. More about whales can be found in our Tale of a whale featured story.

Tags: Endangered species Whales

January 2010