Balaenoptera acutorostrata (minke whale) - UMA 4869

Balaenoptera acutorostrata (minke whale) - UMA 4869 - Female - 5.20 m - Pelvic location - UMass - Amherst. 23.6-foot 720 cm), female washed ashore at Herring Cove Beach, Cape Cod National Seashore, Provincetown, Barnstable Co., MA. Had a 3-inch-deep rope cut on tail, and a rope mark in mouth with da...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Moore, Michael J., Taylor, David B.
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution 2022
Subjects:
Balaenoptera acutorostrata
Minke whale
Herring Cove
minke whale
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1912/28650
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Summary:Balaenoptera acutorostrata (minke whale) - UMA 4869 - Female - 5.20 m - Pelvic location - UMass - Amherst. 23.6-foot 720 cm), female washed ashore at Herring Cove Beach, Cape Cod National Seashore, Provincetown, Barnstable Co., MA. Had a 3-inch-deep rope cut on tail, and a rope mark in mouth with damage to baleen on one side. Rope marks also on flipper, caudal peduncle, and flukes. Complete skeleton salvaged on 4 October for the Univ. of MA, Amherst.

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