Collector:

International Fund for Animal Welfare  Search this

Ocean/Sea/Gulf:

North Atlantic Ocean  Search this

Length - Total:

87 cm

Weight:

15.1 kg

Preparation:

Skeleton

Skull

Sex:

Female

Stage:

Subadult

Place:

100 Scarsdale Rd., Dennis, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic Ocean

Collection Date:

17 Jul 2012

Notes:

Reported dead with eyes bulging out. Collected and chilled overnight for a necropsy the following day at WHOI/MRF. The organs were fairly autolyzed, the stomach was empty, some gelatinous dark muscle around the neck, however, no obvious signs of human interaction.

Record Last Modified:

26 Apr 2022

Specimen Count:

1

Taxonomy:

Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Mammalia, Eutheria, Carnivora, Caniformia, Phocidae

Published Name:

Pusa hispida

Accession Number:

2075901

Other Numbers:

Whale Field Number 1 : IFAW 12-281 Ph

USNM Number:

593563

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Vertebrate Zoology

Mammals

Data Source:

NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Mammals Division

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/303bc8933-25a6-462b-b719-2bcd87aec988

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhvz_11819642