2025, June 19. Brazil, State of Paraná, Balneário Praia de Leste, in Pontal do Paraná. A 7m long humpback whale calf died. Possibly in second year of life.
Dr. Camila Domit, a biologist and researcher at the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), where she works as a professor and coordinator of the Ecology and Conservation Laboratory (LEC/UFPR), explained how the situation was identified: The whale's condition indicated serious signs of malnutrition, in addition to the presence of parasites, such as cyamid (popularly known as whale lice). This type of parasite usually appears when the animal is already not in good health. In addition, the body showed signs of cachexia, an extreme thinness that points to a long period of suffering.
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