First British record of the short-finned pilot whale

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Blog post
Creator (person)
Kitchener, Andrew C
Date published
January 27, 2022
Abstract
What is the difference between the long-finned and the short-finned pilot whale? Andrew Kitchener explains how the examination of the skull of a stranded whale revealed the true identity of the species and the most northerly stranding of a short-finned pilot whale in the northeast Atlantic.
Publisher
National Museums Scotland
Place of publication
Edinburgh
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