Whale washes up on NYC shore

Bloody abrasions are visible on the sunken head of an emaciated 60-foot, finback whale that beached itself in the Breezy Point section of the Rockaways in New York, Dec. 26, 2012. Biologist Mendy Garron says it's unclear what caused the whale to beach itself, but its chances of survival appear slim. The whale was declared dead on Thursday.

A New York State Marine Mammal biologist snaps a photograph of a beached 60-foot finback whale in the Breezy Point section of the Rockaways in New York, Dec. 26, 2012. The finback whale, an endangered species, is second only in size to the blue whale, according to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

Curious onlookers inspect an emaciated 60-foot finback whale that beached itself in the Breezy Point neighborhood of the Rockaways in New York, Dec. 26, 2012.

An emaciated 60-foot finback whale that beached itself in the Breezy Point neighborhood of the Rockaways opens it's mouth to breathe, in New York, Dec. 26, 2012.

A New York State Marine Mammal expert takes a photograph of the head of an emaciated 60-foot finback whale that beached itself in the Breezy Point neighborhood of the Rockaways in New York, Dec. 26, 2012.

An emaciated 60-foot finback whale that beached itself in the Breezy Point neighborhood of the Rckaways in New York, Dec. 26, 2012.

An emaciated 60-foot finback whale that beached itself in the Breezy Point neighborhood of the Rockaways is shown in New York, Dec. 26, 2012.