The Most Southerly Record of a Stranded Bowhead Whale, Balaena mysticetus, from the Western North Atlantic Ocean
An immature female bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) was discovered stranded dead at Witless Bay Point, just south of Mobile Point (47°14' 68.00"N, 52°47' 90.00"W) on the southern shore of the Avalon Peninsula of the island of Newfoundland (Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada) on...
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/63323 2023-05-15T14:19:04+02:00 The Most Southerly Record of a Stranded Bowhead Whale, Balaena mysticetus, from the Western North Atlantic Ocean Ledwell, Wayne Benjamins, Steven Lawson, Jack Huntington, Julie 2009-12-11 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63323 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63323/47260 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63323 ARCTIC; Vol. 60 No. 1 (2007): March: 1–113; 17-22 1923-1245 0004-0843 bowhead whale stranding Newfoundland Labrador spondylitis vertebral injury baleine boréale en détresse Terre-Neuve spondylose lésion vertébrale info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 2009 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:20:42Z An immature female bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) was discovered stranded dead at Witless Bay Point, just south of Mobile Point (47°14' 68.00"N, 52°47' 90.00"W) on the southern shore of the Avalon Peninsula of the island of Newfoundland (Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada) on 15 April 2005. This is the second bowhead found stranded dead in Newfoundland in seven years. The first, also an immature female, was discovered in a fjord in northeastern Newfoundland near Rattling Brook (49°40' N, 56°10' W) in October 1998. These animals represent the only bowhead whales known to have been sighted, alive or stranded dead, in waters around the island of Newfoundland. Some possible causes of the death of this most recent animal are discussed, including chronic inflammation of the vertebrae and the associated locomotive difficulties. Le 15 avril 2005, on a trouvé un baleineau boréal femelle (Balaena mysticetus) en détresse morte à Witless Bay Point, juste au sud de Mobile Point (47°14' 68.00"N, 52°47' 90.00"O), sur la côte sud de la presqu’île Avalon de l’île de Terre-Neuve (Terre-Neuve et Labrador, Canada). Il s’agissait de la deuxième baleine boréale retrouvée en détresse à Terre-Neuve en sept ans. La première, également une jeune femelle, avait été trouvée dans un fjord du nord-est de Terre-Neuve, près de Rattling Brook (49°40' N, 56°10' O) en octobre 1998. Il s’agit des seules baleines boréales à n’avoir jamais été repérées, vivantes ou mortes, dans les eaux entourant l’île de Terre-Neuve. Certaines des causes possibles de la mort récente de ce baleineau sont abordées ici, dont une inflammation chronique des vertèbres et les troubles locomoteurs qui en découlent. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Balaena mysticetus baleine boréale bowhead whale Newfoundland North Atlantic Terre-Neuve University of Calgary Journal Hosting Baleine ENVELOPE(140.012,140.012,-66.649,-66.649) Bay Point ENVELOPE(-63.417,-63.417,-64.764,-64.764) Canada Newfoundland Rattling Brook ENVELOPE(-57.882,-57.882,49.500,49.500) ARCTIC 60 1 |
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An immature female bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) was discovered stranded dead at Witless Bay Point, just south of Mobile Point (47°14' 68.00"N, 52°47' 90.00"W) on the southern shore of the Avalon Peninsula of the island of Newfoundland (Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada) on 15 April 2005. This is the second bowhead found stranded dead in Newfoundland in seven years. The first, also an immature female, was discovered in a fjord in northeastern Newfoundland near Rattling Brook (49°40' N, 56°10' W) in October 1998. These animals represent the only bowhead whales known to have been sighted, alive or stranded dead, in waters around the island of Newfoundland. Some possible causes of the death of this most recent animal are discussed, including chronic inflammation of the vertebrae and the associated locomotive difficulties. Le 15 avril 2005, on a trouvé un baleineau boréal femelle (Balaena mysticetus) en détresse morte à Witless Bay Point, juste au sud de Mobile Point (47°14' 68.00"N, 52°47' 90.00"O), sur la côte sud de la presqu’île Avalon de l’île de Terre-Neuve (Terre-Neuve et Labrador, Canada). Il s’agissait de la deuxième baleine boréale retrouvée en détresse à Terre-Neuve en sept ans. La première, également une jeune femelle, avait été trouvée dans un fjord du nord-est de Terre-Neuve, près de Rattling Brook (49°40' N, 56°10' O) en octobre 1998. Il s’agit des seules baleines boréales à n’avoir jamais été repérées, vivantes ou mortes, dans les eaux entourant l’île de Terre-Neuve. Certaines des causes possibles de la mort récente de ce baleineau sont abordées ici, dont une inflammation chronique des vertèbres et les troubles locomoteurs qui en découlent. |
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The Most Southerly Record of a Stranded Bowhead Whale, Balaena mysticetus, from the Western North Atlantic Ocean |
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The Most Southerly Record of a Stranded Bowhead Whale, Balaena mysticetus, from the Western North Atlantic Ocean |
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The Most Southerly Record of a Stranded Bowhead Whale, Balaena mysticetus, from the Western North Atlantic Ocean |
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The Most Southerly Record of a Stranded Bowhead Whale, Balaena mysticetus, from the Western North Atlantic Ocean |
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The Most Southerly Record of a Stranded Bowhead Whale, Balaena mysticetus, from the Western North Atlantic Ocean |
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most southerly record of a stranded bowhead whale, balaena mysticetus, from the western north atlantic ocean |
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