Cetaceans, sex and sea serpents: an analysis of the Egede accounts of a “most dreadful monster” seen off the coast of Greenland in 1734

A re-evaluation of the ?most dreadful monster? originally described by the ?Apostle of Greenland? Hans Egede in 1741 suggests that the missionary's son Poul probably saw an unfamiliar cetacean. The species seen was likely to have been a humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), a North Atlantic...

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Published in:Archives of Natural History
Main Authors: Paxton, Charles George Mackay, Knatterudb, E, Hedley, Sharon Louise
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2005
Subjects:
Eubalaena glacialis
Greenland
Hans Egede
Humpback Whale
Megaptera novaeangliae
North Atlantic
North Atlantic right whale
Online Access:https://research-portal.st-andrews.ac.uk/en/researchoutput/cetaceans-sex-and-sea-serpents-an-analysis-of-the-egede-accounts-of-a-most-dreadful-monster-seen-off-the-coast-of-greenland-in-1734(a184e5e3-c0c9-4c9a-80e7-e48c25bd23eb).html
https://doi.org/10.3366/anh.2005.32.1.1
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spelling ftunstandrewcris:oai:research-portal.st-andrews.ac.uk:publications/a184e5e3-c0c9-4c9a-80e7-e48c25bd23eb 2024-09-15T18:05:09+00:00 Cetaceans, sex and sea serpents: an analysis of the Egede accounts of a “most dreadful monster” seen off the coast of Greenland in 1734 Paxton, Charles George Mackay Knatterudb, E Hedley, Sharon Louise 2005-04-01 https://research-portal.st-andrews.ac.uk/en/researchoutput/cetaceans-sex-and-sea-serpents-an-analysis-of-the-egede-accounts-of-a-most-dreadful-monster-seen-off-the-coast-of-greenland-in-1734(a184e5e3-c0c9-4c9a-80e7-e48c25bd23eb).html https://doi.org/10.3366/anh.2005.32.1.1 eng eng https://research-portal.st-andrews.ac.uk/en/researchoutput/cetaceans-sex-and-sea-serpents-an-analysis-of-the-egede-accounts-of-a-most-dreadful-monster-seen-off-the-coast-of-greenland-in-1734(a184e5e3-c0c9-4c9a-80e7-e48c25bd23eb).html info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Paxton , C G M , Knatterudb , E & Hedley , S L 2005 , ' Cetaceans, sex and sea serpents: an analysis of the Egede accounts of a “most dreadful monster” seen off the coast of Greenland in 1734 ' , Archives of Natural History , vol. 32 , no. 1 , pp. 1-9 . https://doi.org/10.3366/anh.2005.32.1.1 article 2005 ftunstandrewcris https://doi.org/10.3366/anh.2005.32.1.1 2024-08-07T23:33:25Z A re-evaluation of the ?most dreadful monster? originally described by the ?Apostle of Greenland? Hans Egede in 1741 suggests that the missionary's son Poul probably saw an unfamiliar cetacean. The species seen was likely to have been a humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), a North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) or one of the last remaining Atlantic grey whales (Eschrichtius robustus) either without flukes or possibly a male in a state of arousal. Article in Journal/Newspaper Eubalaena glacialis Greenland Hans Egede Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae North Atlantic North Atlantic right whale University of St Andrews: Research Portal Archives of Natural History 32 1 1 9
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description A re-evaluation of the ?most dreadful monster? originally described by the ?Apostle of Greenland? Hans Egede in 1741 suggests that the missionary's son Poul probably saw an unfamiliar cetacean. The species seen was likely to have been a humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), a North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) or one of the last remaining Atlantic grey whales (Eschrichtius robustus) either without flukes or possibly a male in a state of arousal.
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Cetaceans, sex and sea serpents: an analysis of the Egede accounts of a “most dreadful monster” seen off the coast of Greenland in 1734
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title Cetaceans, sex and sea serpents: an analysis of the Egede accounts of a “most dreadful monster” seen off the coast of Greenland in 1734
title_short Cetaceans, sex and sea serpents: an analysis of the Egede accounts of a “most dreadful monster” seen off the coast of Greenland in 1734
title_full Cetaceans, sex and sea serpents: an analysis of the Egede accounts of a “most dreadful monster” seen off the coast of Greenland in 1734
title_fullStr Cetaceans, sex and sea serpents: an analysis of the Egede accounts of a “most dreadful monster” seen off the coast of Greenland in 1734
title_full_unstemmed Cetaceans, sex and sea serpents: an analysis of the Egede accounts of a “most dreadful monster” seen off the coast of Greenland in 1734
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