Whales and dolphin found dead, washed ashore in Australia
- 8 years ago
QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA — A pygmy sperm whale calf, its mother, and a baby dolphin were found dead on an Australian beach.
The pygmy sperm whale calf and dolphin were discovered washed ashore on Peregian Beach, a small seaside town on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia, while the mother whale was found about 2km north near Noosa, the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection said.
Images of the animals were posted on the Peregian Beach Village Facebook page Saturday, March 12. "It is not known how they died prior to being washed up on Peregian Beach," the post said. "The two Dwarf Sperm whales have cookie cutter shark bites on their bodies and some abrasions to the nose but are otherwise not physically damaged."
Dr. Michael Noad, an associate professor at the University of Queensland and Humpback Whale research scientist, was at the scene and took samples from the animals. According to a comment posted by Peregian Beach Village, Noad said that while the pygmy sperm whales have been recorded in several strandings before in Queensland, this is probably "the first record of a dwarf [sperm] whale in Queensland."
In a later comment, Peregian Beach Village wrote, "Thoughts discussed by Dr. Noad on the beach are the abrasions have come from the journey into the surf beach on the sand banks. The hole is a common mark made from a cookiecutter shark bite. Sadly they did not get permission to do a necropsy to see what internal issues may have occurred."
The measurements and photos were recorded by Coolum and North Shore Coast Care volunteers, and the Department of Heritage and Environment was contacted. The cetaceans were buried by Noosa Council.
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The pygmy sperm whale calf and dolphin were discovered washed ashore on Peregian Beach, a small seaside town on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia, while the mother whale was found about 2km north near Noosa, the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection said.
Images of the animals were posted on the Peregian Beach Village Facebook page Saturday, March 12. "It is not known how they died prior to being washed up on Peregian Beach," the post said. "The two Dwarf Sperm whales have cookie cutter shark bites on their bodies and some abrasions to the nose but are otherwise not physically damaged."
Dr. Michael Noad, an associate professor at the University of Queensland and Humpback Whale research scientist, was at the scene and took samples from the animals. According to a comment posted by Peregian Beach Village, Noad said that while the pygmy sperm whales have been recorded in several strandings before in Queensland, this is probably "the first record of a dwarf [sperm] whale in Queensland."
In a later comment, Peregian Beach Village wrote, "Thoughts discussed by Dr. Noad on the beach are the abrasions have come from the journey into the surf beach on the sand banks. The hole is a common mark made from a cookiecutter shark bite. Sadly they did not get permission to do a necropsy to see what internal issues may have occurred."
The measurements and photos were recorded by Coolum and North Shore Coast Care volunteers, and the Department of Heritage and Environment was contacted. The cetaceans were buried by Noosa Council.
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