In addition to the Marshfield whale, a dead whale washed up on Bayside Beach in Plymouth on Dec. 9. In Brewster, the carcass of another humpback whale washed ashore on the beach between Crosby Landing Beach and Linnell Landing Beach the weekend of Dec. 14.

The whale is one of a number of whale who have been found dead along the South Shore and Cape Cod in recent months.

Witnesses found the 5-10-year-old juvenile humpback whale in Kitty Hawk, near the Bennett Street Beach Access and reported it around 8 a.m., according to Marina Doshkov, stranding coordinator with the OBX Marine Mammal Stranding Network.

Wildlife officials are trying to determine what caused a humpback whale to wash ashore in Marshfield. Coast guard crews first spotted the dead whale’s body floating one mile off of Scituate yesterday. NOAA’s stranding partner, Whale and Dolphin Conservation, was called out to collect samples. They buried the whale on the beach.

Marine mammal experts said the whale that washed ashore in Kitty Hawk on Friday had unusual pooling of blood in its head.

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