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Rare Sighting of Beluga Whale in Local River
Zach Perrin posted a photo on June 21 of the creature in the Taunton River near Veterans Memorial Bridge.
A beluga whale was recently spotted in a nearby river—far, far from home.
Zach Perrin posted a photo on June 21 of the creature in the Taunton River near Veterans Memorial Bridge.
"It was just something we had never seen before," Perrin told WHDH/7News. "It took a little while to believe our eyes what we were seeing."
Beluga whales, which are listed as a near-endangered species, typically live in Arctic waters.
The International Fund for Animal Welfare has been tracking the whale for the last few days, WHDH reported.
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