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Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3423AA
Observer:   Kennedy David
Date of record:   2006-07-08
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Southern Right Whale showing the V-shaped spout typical of the species. Whales I have observed in the Plettenberg area include Southern Right, Killer, and Bryde\'s or Minke Whale, the latter feeding just behind the breakers along Robberg Beach
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:54
Sp. code:   216510
Species name:   Eubalaena australis
Common name:   Southern Right Whale -- Southern Right Whale
Family:   Balaenidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Southern Right Whale
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-262
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Megan Loftie-Eaton
Comment:  
Date:   2011-08-10 08:38:11
Species name:   Eubalaena australis -- Southern Right Whale; Southern Right Whale
Species code:   216510
Comment number:   2
By:   Les Underhill
Comment:  
Date:   2011-08-11 19:08:41
Species name:   Eubalaena australis -- Southern Right Whale; Southern Right Whale
Species code:   216510

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