False killer whale Pseudorca crassidens mass stranding at Long Beach on South Africa's Cape Peninsula, 2009
A mass stranding of false killer whales Pseudorca crassidens at Long Beach near the village of Kommetjie (34°8.18'S, 18°9.77'E) on the Cape Peninsula, South Africa, in May 2009 is described. Theestimated size of stranded group was 55 animals, which is close to the median size of P. crassid...
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ftunivcapetownir:oai:localhost:11427/17297 2023-05-15T17:03:25+02:00 False killer whale Pseudorca crassidens mass stranding at Long Beach on South Africa's Cape Peninsula, 2009 Kirkman, Steve Meÿer, M A Thornton, M 2010 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17297 http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.2989/1814232X.2010.481168 https://open.uct.ac.za/bitstream/11427/17297/1/Kirkman_False_killer_whale_Pseudorca_2010.pdf eng eng National Inquiry Services Centre University of Cape Town Faculty of Science Department of Biological Sciences http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17297 http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.2989/1814232X.2010.481168 https://open.uct.ac.za/bitstream/11427/17297/1/Kirkman_False_killer_whale_Pseudorca_2010.pdf African Journal of Marine Science http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/tams20#.VtAfPvl97IV false killer whale mass stranding Pseudorca crassidens South Africa Journal Article 2010 ftunivcapetownir 2022-09-13T05:49:36Z A mass stranding of false killer whales Pseudorca crassidens at Long Beach near the village of Kommetjie (34°8.18'S, 18°9.77'E) on the Cape Peninsula, South Africa, in May 2009 is described. Theestimated size of stranded group was 55 animals, which is close to the median size of P. crassidens groups that have stranded previously in South Africa (58). Five of the stranded individuals succumbed, 36 were euthanised and 14 were rescued. This was the eighth known mass stranding of this species to occur in South Africa, with all these events occurring on the irregular south-west coast of the Western Cape province. Article in Journal/Newspaper Killer Whale University of Cape Town: OpenUCT Long Beach |
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A mass stranding of false killer whales Pseudorca crassidens at Long Beach near the village of Kommetjie (34°8.18'S, 18°9.77'E) on the Cape Peninsula, South Africa, in May 2009 is described. Theestimated size of stranded group was 55 animals, which is close to the median size of P. crassidens groups that have stranded previously in South Africa (58). Five of the stranded individuals succumbed, 36 were euthanised and 14 were rescued. This was the eighth known mass stranding of this species to occur in South Africa, with all these events occurring on the irregular south-west coast of the Western Cape province. |
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False killer whale Pseudorca crassidens mass stranding at Long Beach on South Africa's Cape Peninsula, 2009 |
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False killer whale Pseudorca crassidens mass stranding at Long Beach on South Africa's Cape Peninsula, 2009 |
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False killer whale Pseudorca crassidens mass stranding at Long Beach on South Africa's Cape Peninsula, 2009 |
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False killer whale Pseudorca crassidens mass stranding at Long Beach on South Africa's Cape Peninsula, 2009 |
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False killer whale Pseudorca crassidens mass stranding at Long Beach on South Africa's Cape Peninsula, 2009 |
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false killer whale pseudorca crassidens mass stranding at long beach on south africa's cape peninsula, 2009 |
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National Inquiry Services Centre |
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