Balaenoptera acutorostrata (minke whale) - MH-03-474

Balaenoptera acutorostrata (minke whale) -MH-03-474 - female - 7.5 m - Pelvic location - Harvard University 24.6-foot (740 cm) adult female washed ashore with rope marks at Bass Rocks, Gloucester, Essex Co., MA. The carcass was pulled off the rocky shore and towed to a nearby sand beach where the en...

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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/1912/28657
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Summary:Balaenoptera acutorostrata (minke whale) -MH-03-474 - female - 7.5 m - Pelvic location - Harvard University 24.6-foot (740 cm) adult female washed ashore with rope marks at Bass Rocks, Gloucester, Essex Co., MA. The carcass was pulled off the rocky shore and towed to a nearby sand beach where the entire skeleton was salvaged on 15 May. The baleen was taken by the Whale Research Center.

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