The investigation into the killer whale found dead in the Seine at the end of May is continuing.
The results of his necropsy were communicated this Wednesday by the prefecture of Seine-Maritime in a press release.
This analysis first made it possible to identify the sex of this killer whale, which was therefore a female, indicates
Paris-Nomandie
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The reasons for the death of the animal could not be determined.
A bullet was however found at the base of his skull, while the killer whale is a globally protected species.
However, this injury could be several months old.
At present, the most probable hypothesis is a death from lack of food prior to its passage in the Seine.
A non-lethal fungus
The killer whale was 4.26 meters long and weighed 1,100 kg, a weight well below the norm for its age.
Contrary to what we thought, she was also not affected by murcomycosis but had an infection with a common and harmless fungus, Saprolegnia sp.
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