Over the past four years, hundreds of gray whales have washed up dead on the beaches of Mexico, the U.S. and Canada, most of them skinny and malnourished – and scientists have been trying to figure out what’s causing the majestic animals to die en masse for so many years. Now, researchers from Oregon State University have an answer. The die-offs, according to a study published this week in the journal Science, follow changing conditions in the Arctic Ocean. Click the link in our bio to read more. Photo courtesy of GEMM Lab, Marine Mammal Institute at Oregon State University, individuwhale.com #Oregon #PacificOcean #OregonState #GrayWhales