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

Written By Hope Nothhelfer

Authors

Andrew C. Kitchener, Georg Hantke, Jeremy S. Herman, Mariel ten Doeschate & Andrew C. Brownlow

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.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.59922/XTSP6547

Full Citation

Kitchener, A.C., Hantke, G., Herman, J.S., ten Doeschate, M. & Brownlow, A.C. (2020) First record of True’s beaked whale, Mesoplodon mirus, in Britain. Mammal Communications 6: 29-33. DOI: 10.59922/XTSP6547

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