Pilot Whale Calf Dies Day After Rescue in Southern Taiwan
A beached pilot whale calf has died one day after being rescued in southern Taiwan. A rescue team found the calf in weak condition and transferred it to a whale rescue center where it died. Veterinarians conducted blood tests and say that the whale died from high stress and inflammation.
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00:00 A beached pilot whale calf has died after being rescued in southern Taiwan.
00:05 Rescue teams say the calf was the same one spotted in the area a week ago.
00:10 They found the calf in weak condition and sent it to a whale rescue center, but it died
00:15 just one day later.
00:17 After conducting blood tests, veterinarians determined that the calf died from high stress
00:21 and inflammation.
00:22 "The blood sample shows that the calf's emergency response rate is very high.
00:25 High stress sometimes causes the whole immune system to decline, and even if the stress
00:30 is too high, it can cause instant death."