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.

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.

The Kitty Hawk Police Department posted a photo on their Facebook of a beached whale Friday morning. The department reported that they were notified of the whale by the public and have contacted wildlife authorities to help handle the situation.