Record details

MammalMAP:   20641
Province:   Northern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2917CA
Observer:   Jessnitz R
Date of record:   2017-02-05
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Beached itself at Kleinzee, Northern Cape. Found dead. Photograph was sent to me by member of the public.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:54
Sp. code:   216680
Species name:   Megaptera novaeangliae
Common name:   Humpback Whale -- Humpback Whale
Family:   Balaenopteridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Humpback Whale
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=MammalMAP-20641
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 20641 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Megan Loftie-Eaton
Comment:  
Date:   2017-02-24 10:15:16
Species name:   Megaptera novaeangliae -- Humpback Whale; Humpback Whale
Species code:   216680

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