Balaenoptera acutorostrata (minke whale) - NUVC-2688

Balaenoptera acutorostrata (minke whale) - NUVC-2688 - female - 7.0 m - Pelvic location - University of Georgia 23-foot, female washed ashore on the south end of Plum Island, milemarker 2.8, N. of Sea Haven Park, Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Ipswich, Essex Co., MA. Half of 1 tail fluke was...

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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
minke whale
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1912/28656
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Summary:Balaenoptera acutorostrata (minke whale) - NUVC-2688 - female - 7.0 m - Pelvic location - University of Georgia 23-foot, female washed ashore on the south end of Plum Island, milemarker 2.8, N. of Sea Haven Park, Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Ipswich, Essex Co., MA. Half of 1 tail fluke was missing and healed, the 10th caudal vertebra was crushed and healed, the 9th and its chevron are encrusted in arthritis-like bone growth, and the 3rd had a broken and healed disc. An apparent survivor of a propellor injury. Complete skeleton salvaged for Northeastern Univ., Boston.

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