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Scientists from the Center for Coastal Environmental Health and Biomolecular Research begin necropsy of two pygmy killer whales as seen in this undated National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration photo. Samples were collected from these two rarely seen animals for biotoxin analysis, contaminant analysis, and histopathology to determine the causes of death. (UPI Photo/NOAA)

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