First record of True’s beaked whale, Mesoplodon mirus, in Britain

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Kitchener, Andrew C
Georg, Hantke
Herman, Jeremy S
ten Doeschate, Mariel
Brownlow, Andrew C
Date published
2020
Abstract
A female beaked whale, Family Ziphiidae, was reported as stranded on 29th January 2020 at Kearvaig Bay, Sutherland, Scotland. Examination of its skull confirms that this is the first recorded stranding of True’s beaked whale, Mesoplodon mirus, in Britain.
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Mammal Communications
Volume
6
Publisher
The Mammal Society
Place of publication
London
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2056-872X
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