# @cbsphiladelphia on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DTauHzvjjnR
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/43581857-cbsphiladelphia-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-01-12T16:34:31.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** CBS Philadelphia (@cbsphiladelphia) — https://gondola.cc/cbsphiladelphia

## Caption

A young 32-foot humpback whale washed up on shore along the Delaware coast last week after it may have been struck by a large ship, according to the MERR Institute, a rescue and care facility for marine mammals in Lewes, Delaware.

The whale, estimated to have weighed at least 20,000 pounds, washed up in the Bethany Beach community on Jan. 8 after floating at sea for a couple of days. 

The MERR Institute said the humpback whale was in the surf zone throughout Thursday night before heavy equipment moved it to the shore the next day.

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#delaware #humpbackwhale #bethanybeach #merrinstitute

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humpbackwhale, delaware, merrinstitute, bethanybeach

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