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font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p> --Apple-Mail-18--1040227211 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I think that it is illegal to posses whale parts. Better check on this. On 6 Jan 2010, at 2:35 PM, Randy Lauff wrote: > If this is the same whale (I think it's likely), there are some =20 > interesting questions here. It hasn't been scavenged much - are the =20= > coyotes too afraid to come out that much in the open (how close is =20 > the nearest forest edge?), or was the whale already "ripe" when it =20 > washed up (Blake?). Birds, even eagles, have a hard time getting =20 > through the skin of a whale and tend to need a mammalian carnivore =20 > (or a biologist with a really big blade = [http://people.stfx.ca/rlauff/photos/firstslice.jpg=20 > ]) to open things up for them. > > That jaw bone may be salvageable, and would look great on the wall =20 > of a local highschool biology lab! Salvagers may need shovels and =20 > ropes to extract it. Maybe even a big knife. And a gas mask. > > Randy > > 2010/1/6 Laurie Murison <gmwhale@nbnet.nb.ca> > Is this not the minke whale that has been on this beach for several =20= > months - reported October 6 by Blake Maybank and again November 11 =20 > by Jennifer Rowlands via Randy Lauff? > > The recent surf had rolled it exposing the right side that has =20 > obviously been protected from the elements and still has skin on =20 > it. The jaw bones are sticking out and the outline of the vertebrae =20= > are visible along the back. > > Laurie Murison > Grand Manan, NB > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Paul Evans > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 2:35 PM > Subject: [NatureNS] Martinique Beach/whale carcass/eagles > > Hello, > > > This morning while walking on Martinique Beach (Eastern Shore) we =20 > saw some bird activity at a far distance near the end of the beach =20 > (gulls, crows, and two large bird of prey). We suspected something =20= > had washed up =96 which turned to be a whale. > > > http://www.pbase.com/ns_astronomer/martinque_beach_whale > > > I would appreciate someone helping with identification. I paced off =20= > the length at about 7.5m or 8m. > > > The birds of prey moved off long before we were close. Later we =20 > could see them at a distance. I had trouble identifying them at =20 > first until I noticed the presence of a mature Bald Eagle as well =96 = =20 > therefore I=92m pretty sure they were two immature Bald Eagles (sorry =20= > for not being sure as we didn=92t get a close look). > > > Paul Evans > > > > Randy > _________________________________ > RF Lauff > Way in the boonies of > Antigonish County, NS. --Apple-Mail-18--1040227211 Content-Type: text/html; charset=WINDOWS-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">I think that it is illegal to = posses whale parts. Better check on this.<div><br><div><div>On 6 = Jan 2010, at 2:35 PM, Randy Lauff wrote:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite">If this is = the same whale (I think it's likely), there are some interesting = questions here. It hasn't been scavenged much - are the coyotes too = afraid to come out that much in the open (how close is the nearest = forest edge?), or was the whale already "ripe" when it washed up = (Blake?). Birds, even eagles, have a hard time getting through the skin = of a whale and tend to need a mammalian carnivore (or a biologist with a = really big blade [<a = href=3D"http://people.stfx.ca/rlauff/photos/firstslice.jpg">http://people.= stfx.ca/rlauff/photos/firstslice.jpg</a>]) to open things up for = them.<div> <br></div><div>That jaw bone may be salvageable, and would = look great on the wall of a local highschool biology lab! Salvagers may = need shovels and ropes to extract it. Maybe even a big knife. And a gas = mask.</div><div><br> </div><div>Randy<br><br><div = class=3D"gmail_quote">2010/1/6 Laurie Murison <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a = href=3D"mailto:gmwhale@nbnet.nb.ca">gmwhale@nbnet.nb.ca</a>></span><br>= <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 = .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"> <div lang=3D"EN-CA" = vlink=3D"purple" link=3D"blue" bgcolor=3D"#ffffff"><div class=3D"im"> = <div><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">Is this not the minke whale that = has been on this beach for several months - reported October 6 by Blake = Maybank and again November 11 by Jennifer Rowlands via Randy = Lauff? </font></div> <div><font face=3D"Arial" = size=3D"2"></font> </div> <div><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">The = recent surf had rolled it exposing the right side that has obviously = been protected from the elements and still has skin on it. The jaw = bones are sticking out and the outline of the vertebrae are visible = along the back.</font></div> <div><font face=3D"Arial" = size=3D"2"></font> </div> <div><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">Laurie= Murison</font></div> <div><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">Grand Manan, = NB</font></div> </div><blockquote = style=3D"padding-right:0px;padding-left:5px;margin-left:5px;border-left:#0= 00000 2px solid;margin-right:0px"><div class=3D"im"> <div = style=3D"font:10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </div> <div = style=3D"background:#e4e4e4;font:10pt arial"><b>From:</b> <a = title=3D"evans@hfx.eastlink.ca" href=3D"mailto:evans@hfx.eastlink.ca" = target=3D"_blank">Paul Evans</a> </div> <div style=3D"font:10pt = arial"><b>To:</b> <a title=3D"naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" = target=3D"_blank">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a> </div> <div = style=3D"font:10pt arial"><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 06, 2010 2:35 = PM</div> <div style=3D"font:10pt arial"><b>Subject:</b> [NatureNS] = Martinique Beach/whale carcass/eagles</div> <div><br></div> = </div><div><div></div><div class=3D"h5"><div><p = class=3D"MsoNormal">Hello,</p><div> <br = class=3D"webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">This = morning while walking on Martinique Beach (Eastern Shore) we saw some = bird activity at a far distance near the end of the bea