Observations of long-finned pilot whale (Globicephala melas) calves less than one year old, including neonates and a very recently born calf, in northern Norway
Long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas) are a widespread, highly social deep-diving cetacean species ranging from the sub-tropics to the High Arctic. Information on this species’ life history at higher latitudes is limited. Opportunistic observations of pilot whale calves were made in the spri...
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ftjpolarres:oai:journals.openacademia.net:article/8027 2023-10-29T02:30:06+01:00 Observations of long-finned pilot whale (Globicephala melas) calves less than one year old, including neonates and a very recently born calf, in northern Norway O'Callaghan, Seán A. 2023-09-28 text/html application/pdf application/epub+zip text/xml https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/8027 https://doi.org/10.33265/polar.v42.8027 eng eng Norwegian Polar Institute https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/8027/16242 https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/8027/16247 https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/8027/16245 https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/8027/16246 https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/8027/16248 https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/8027 doi:10.33265/polar.v42.8027 Copyright (c) 2023 Seán A. O'Callaghan https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 Polar Research; Vol. 42 (2023) 1751-8369 Reproduction life history Andenes info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2023 ftjpolarres https://doi.org/10.33265/polar.v42.8027 2023-10-04T22:53:08Z Long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas) are a widespread, highly social deep-diving cetacean species ranging from the sub-tropics to the High Arctic. Information on this species’ life history at higher latitudes is limited. Opportunistic observations of pilot whale calves were made in the spring and summer of 2020, summer of 2022 and spring of 2023 from commercial whale-watching boat trips out of Andenes, on Andøya, about 300 km north of the Arctic Circle, in northern Norway. Eighteen observations were made of long-finned pilot whale groups where 14 neonates and 32 other calves less than one year old were present. Additionally, a neonate with deep foetal folds and a folded-over dorsal fin, indicating very recent birth, was observed within Bleik Canyon on 21 June 2020. Article in Journal/Newspaper Andenes Andøya Arctic Northern Norway Polar Research Polar Research (E-Journal) Polar Research 42 |
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Long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas) are a widespread, highly social deep-diving cetacean species ranging from the sub-tropics to the High Arctic. Information on this species’ life history at higher latitudes is limited. Opportunistic observations of pilot whale calves were made in the spring and summer of 2020, summer of 2022 and spring of 2023 from commercial whale-watching boat trips out of Andenes, on Andøya, about 300 km north of the Arctic Circle, in northern Norway. Eighteen observations were made of long-finned pilot whale groups where 14 neonates and 32 other calves less than one year old were present. Additionally, a neonate with deep foetal folds and a folded-over dorsal fin, indicating very recent birth, was observed within Bleik Canyon on 21 June 2020. |
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Observations of long-finned pilot whale (Globicephala melas) calves less than one year old, including neonates and a very recently born calf, in northern Norway |
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Observations of long-finned pilot whale (Globicephala melas) calves less than one year old, including neonates and a very recently born calf, in northern Norway |
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Observations of long-finned pilot whale (Globicephala melas) calves less than one year old, including neonates and a very recently born calf, in northern Norway |
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Observations of long-finned pilot whale (Globicephala melas) calves less than one year old, including neonates and a very recently born calf, in northern Norway |
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Observations of long-finned pilot whale (Globicephala melas) calves less than one year old, including neonates and a very recently born calf, in northern Norway |
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observations of long-finned pilot whale (globicephala melas) calves less than one year old, including neonates and a very recently born calf, in northern norway |
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Polar Research; Vol. 42 (2023) 1751-8369 |
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