#DwarfSpermWhale carcass washes up on #WestBeach

A local tour boat operator says the cause of death appears to be a "complete mystery”. He had seen the whale on Thursday when it was alive about 4 km’s offshore.

The whale was found early on Saturday, and is estimated to be more than two metres in length.

The Department for Environment & Water said the animal was a dwarf sperm whale, a species that is considered rare in Australian waters.

#whale #Adelaide #auspol

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-08/carcass-of-rare-dwarf-sperm-whale-washes-up-on-west-beach/104913966

Dwarf sperm whale carcass washes up on West Beach days after 'very rare' sighting

The carcass of a dwarf sperm whale is found washed up on an Adelaide beach, with a local tour boat operator who says he saw the "very rare" animal when it was alive and several kilometres offshore describing the cause of death as a "complete mystery".

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#Lewis is not in #Lewis but in #Westbeach.

The west beach on Vatersay, which has been the most southerly inhabited island in the Western Isles since 1912, when Mingulay was abandoned. Since 1991 Vatersay has been connected by a causeway to the neighbouring island of Barra. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/vatersay/vatersay/index.html

#Scotland #WestBeach #Vatersay #Hebrides #WesternIsles #UndiscoveredScotland

Vatersay Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland

Information about and images of the island of Vatersay in the Western Isles on Undiscovered Scotland.

Walk #26
#westbeach
Halliman Skerries at 2.26pm on the 31st Dec, actual high tide so could not get onto the beach
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#Lossiemouth #Moray #Scotland #58north #westbeach #Halliman #covesea #skerries #december #color #light #sky #clouds #blue #sea #colour #leica #31stdecember @leicauk #leicaq2 #eizo @captureonepro #ideasonphotography #copyrighthughhamilton