A minke whale what swam hundreds of miles upriver and spending 15 days there was found dead. Scientists wanted to get the whale back into the sea, but they were too late. There are no details on the cause of death. Scientists say that whale have been known to survive 2 month in fresh water and last 6 month without food. CNN [more]

18 foot minke whale was found in the Amazon river 1000 miles from sea. Sea creatures rarely venture this far into fresh water. Scientists are working on a way to help the whale return to the ocean.Photos from Reuters [more]