4. On the Capture of a Sperm Whale on the Coast of Argyleshire, with a Notice of other Specimens caught on the Coast of Scotland
In the autumn of last year, whilst spending a few days in the neighbourhood of Oban, I visited Dunstaffnage, and in the courtyard of the Castle saw the two halves of the lower jaw-bone of a sperm-whale. On inquiry, I learned that they were the relics of a whale captured some years ago in the neighbo...
| Published in: | Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s037016460004219x https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S037016460004219X |
| Summary: | In the autumn of last year, whilst spending a few days in the neighbourhood of Oban, I visited Dunstaffnage, and in the courtyard of the Castle saw the two halves of the lower jaw-bone of a sperm-whale. On inquiry, I learned that they were the relics of a whale captured some years ago in the neighbouring sea. From some of the older inhabitants of Oban I gleaned some particulars respecting this animal; and as no record of its capture has as yet found a place in zoological literature, I am induced, as the sperm-whale so very seldom visits our shores, to communicate a brief notice to the Society. |
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