First records of the pygmy sperm whale, Kogia breviceps, in Scotland
The pygmy sperm whale, Kogia breviceps, is a poorly known cetacean species, which has been recorded rarely in the British Isles (Leaper and Evans, 2008). It is an oceanic species that inhabits tropical to warmer temperate waters worldwide (Caldwell and Caldwell, 1989). In the North Atlantic it stran...
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Glasgow Natural History Society
2012
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Online Access: | http://www.glasgownaturalhistory.org.uk/gn25_4/kitchener_2.pdf |