First record of True’s beaked whale, Mesoplodon mirus, in Britain
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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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Natural Sciences
Journal title
Mammal Communications
Volume
6
Pagination
29-33
Publisher
The Mammal Society
Place of publication
London
eISSN
2056-872X
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