Sunday 2 June 2013

Sperm whale.

Washed up long dead on the Big Strand.  Thanks to Brian Abbott for reporting it.  It measures 23 feet long, approx 7 metres.  A sample of tissue was collected and will be sent to the Scottish Agricultural College in Inverness for analysis.  The college is a partner in the Scottish cetacean strandings investigations programme.

2 comments:

  1. Is this the one that was in Oban Bay ?

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  2. Difficult for us to say David - although it appears to be a similar size so it is decidedly possible...
    Carl

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