This baby humpback whale was discovered on a beach in southern Mexico -- dead from what authorities say appears to have been an attack by a killer whale.<br/> Local fishermen found the 14 ft. humpback not far from the tourist town of Hutalco.<br/> These teeth marks are what prompted investigators from Universidad del Mar to conclude the humpback had been attacked by a killer whale while at sea.<br/> SOUNDBITE: Francisco Villegas, an investigator from Universidad del Mar saying:<br/> "We are examining the probable causes of the beaching. There are lesions on the exterior of the whale and we think that it was attacked by a killer whale. It has lesions from teeth, in a very tight linear group, which is characteristic of these attacks."<br/> The swollen tongue is likely to have been caused by air being forced into the tongue at the moment of the attack.<br/> Scientists in Alaska have also reported finding whales with enlarged tongue, the swelling a result of having collided with a boat.<br/> Investigators took measurements and photos of the whale before allowing locals to bury it at the beach.<br/> Deborah Gembara, Reuters.
