North Atlantic Ocean, North Sea, Firth Of Tay Search this
Length - Total:
1219 cm
Preparation:
Skull
Sex:
Male
Place:
Firth of Tay, Off Dundee., *, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe, North Atlantic Ocean
Collection Date:
1 Jan 1884
Notes:
Observed for 5 or 6 weeks before end of december 1883; mortally wounded by harpoon 1 Jan 84; carcass observed off bervie, west coast of kincardinshore, towed into stonehaven harbor 8 Jan 84. skeleton to aberdeen. tl 40' 0". the famous tay whale - "twas in the month of december, and in the year 1883,that a monster whale came to Dundee, resolved for a few days to sport and play, and devour the small fishes in the silvery tay." William Mcgonagall ;
Redman 2004:254
Record Last Modified:
15 Aug 2024
Specimen Count:
1
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Mammalia, Eutheria, Cetacea, Mysticeti, Balaenopteridae
