Image_1_Case Report: Ambergris coprolite and septicemia in a male sperm whale stranded in La Palma (Canary Islands).JPEG
On the 21st of May 2023, a dead adult male sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) of 13 m in length and estimated weight of around 18,000 kg was reportedly stranded at Playa Los Nogales, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain. A necropsy was performed 48hpm. A 50 cm diameter and 9.5 kg coprolite was found ob...
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2024
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2024.1388276.s001 https://figshare.com/articles/figure/Image_1_Case_Report_Ambergris_coprolite_and_septicemia_in_a_male_sperm_whale_stranded_in_La_Palma_Canary_Islands_JPEG/25564254 |
Summary: | On the 21st of May 2023, a dead adult male sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) of 13 m in length and estimated weight of around 18,000 kg was reportedly stranded at Playa Los Nogales, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain. A necropsy was performed 48hpm. A 50 cm diameter and 9.5 kg coprolite was found obstructing the caudal colon-rectal lumen. Necro-hemorrhagic lesions were found in heart muscles and three different bacteria of intestinal origin were isolated and identified (Edwarsiella tarda, Hathewaya limosa and Clostridium perfringens). It is reported a lethal septicemia of intestinal origin associated with ambergris coprolite as cause of death in this sperm whale. |
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