Washed up, Strange dolphin? Baby whale? Alien creature?
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reekah
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Where did this wash up??
My boat captain says it's a pygmy killer whale... though you might want to get that story corroborated. He said he found one once in Brick Bay!
---------- Post added April 6th, 2014 at 08:23 AM ----------
There's a pic of one that looks almost exactly like the photos you have here: Life of Pygmy Right Whale | Life of Sea (at the end)
My boat captain says it's a pygmy killer whale... though you might want to get that story corroborated. He said he found one once in Brick Bay!
---------- Post added April 6th, 2014 at 08:23 AM ----------
There's a pic of one that looks almost exactly like the photos you have here: Life of Pygmy Right Whale | Life of Sea (at the end)
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Washed up West of Flowers Bay at what is locally known as Mangrove Bight but has since also been known as Pirates cove. According to the folks at the Roatan Marine Park it is a female pygmy sperm whale
CajunDiva
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Interesting...I always love becoming aware of new species. I hadn't realized there was such thing as a pygmy sperm whale - I thought this was a baby pilot whale!
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This one was still youngat just over 5 feet, I have read they are 3.5 ft +- at birth and grow normally to about 11 feet , Had no obvious signs of trauma,
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Roatan-Marine-Park/100064028855?hc_location=timeline
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Roatan-Marine-Park/100064028855?hc_location=timeline
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Mike
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Did you grill it or broil it?
PeterNBiddle
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From the size, shape and placement of the dorsal fin it may be a dwarf sperm whale - even smaller than the Pygmy.
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I dig a pygmy
Doc? Did you watch that link yourself?
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