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MammalMAP:   26893
Province:  
Country:   Namibia
Locus:   2013AC
Observer:   Paterson J
Date of record:   1985-03-20
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Stranded male, very old teeth worn flat, likely cause of death old age. was being scavenged by a lion. Skull was collected and is stored at Moewe Bay.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:54
Sp. code:   216850
Species name:   Globicephala melas edwardii
Common name:   Southern Longfinned Pilot Whale
Family:   Delphinidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Long-finned Pilot Whale
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=MammalMAP-26893
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 26893 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Les Underhill
Comment:  
Date:   2019-01-01 09:53:18
Species name:   Globicephala melas edwardii -- Southern Longfinned Pilot Whale
Species code:   216850

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