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style=3D"WIDTH: 16px; P --047d7b677e584b59a804e720e677 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Interesting. I wonder if there's sexual dimorphism...my one specimen of a pilot whale is definitely narrower. I realize it is dangerous to make conclusions on one specimen though. Randy _________________________________ RF Lauff Way in the boonies of Antigonish County, NS. On 24 September 2013 09:09, Laurie Murison <gmwhale@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote: > ** > It is a pilot whale. I sent the photos to Jim Mead at the Smithsonian for > confirmation. He has probably done more necropsies and worked with > skeletons of marine mammals than most people. I am checking with MARS to > see if it was reported to them at an earlier date. Their number is > 1-866-567-6277 whenever a dead, injured or distressed marine mammal is > found - or in this case, a skeleton. > > Laurie Murison > Grand Manan, NB > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Blake Maybank <bmaybank@gmail.com> > *To:* naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > *Sent:* Monday, September 23, 2013 5:44 AM > *Subject:* [NatureNS] ID help - skeleton on Cape Sable Island > > A friend took three photos this weekend of a skeleton of a vertebrate on > Cape Sable Island. The three photos are here: > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/blakemaybank/ > > A crocodile, perhaps? All suggestions welcome. > > Cheers, > > Blake > > > > -- > Blake Maybank <bmaybank@gmail.com> > 144 Bayview Drive, > White's Lake, Nova Scotia > B3T 1Z1 CANADA > (902) 852-2077 > > My Blog: *CSI: Life* <http://blakemaybank.com> > > Organiser, *Maritimes Nature Travel Club*<http://tinyurl.com/naturetravel> > ** <http://tinyurl.com/naturetravel>** > Author, "*Birding Sites of Nova Scotia* <http://tinyurl.com/birdingns> > > > <maybank@ns.sympatico.ca> > > > --047d7b677e584b59a804e720e677 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">Interesting. I wonder if there's sexual dimorphism...m= y one specimen of a pilot whale is definitely narrower. I realize it is dan= gerous to make conclusions on one specimen though.<div><br></div><div>Randy= </div> </div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br clear=3D"all"><div>___________________= ______________<br>RF Lauff<br>Way in the boonies of<br>Antigonish County, N= S.</div> <br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 24 September 2013 09:09, Laurie Muris= on <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:gmwhale@nbnet.nb.ca" target=3D"_= blank">gmwhale@nbnet.nb.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gm= ail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-le= ft:1ex"> <u></u> <div bgcolor=3D"#ffffff"> <div><font face=3D"Arial">It is a pilot whale.=A0 I sent the photos to Jim= =20 Mead at the Smithsonian for confirmation.=A0 He has probably done more=20 necropsies and worked with skeletons of marine mammals than most people.=A0= I=20 am checking with MARS to see if it was reported to them at an earlier=20 date.=A0 Their number is <a href=3D"tel:1-866-567-6277" value=3D"+186656762= 77" target=3D"_blank">1-866-567-6277</a> whenever=A0a dead, injured or=20 distressed marine mammal is found - or in this case, a skeleton.</font></di= v><span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"> <div><font face=3D"Arial"></font>=A0</div> <div><font face=3D"Arial">Laurie Murison</font></div> <div><font face=3D"Arial">Grand Manan, NB</font></div></font></span><div><d= iv class=3D"h5"> <blockquote style=3D"BORDER-LEFT:#000000 2px solid;PADDING-LEFT:5px;PADDING= -RIGHT:0px;MARGIN-LEFT:5px;MARGIN-RIGHT:0px" dir=3D"ltr"> <div style=3D"FONT:10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </div> <div style=3D"FONT:10pt arial;BACKGROUND:#e4e4e4"><b>From:</b>=20 <a title=3D"bmaybank@gmail.com" href=3D"mailto:bmaybank@gmail.com" target= =3D"_blank">Blake Maybank</a>=20 </div> <div style=3D"FONT:10pt arial"><b>To:</b> <a title=3D"naturens@chebucto.n= s.ca" href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">naturens@ch= ebucto.ns.ca</a> </div> <div style=3D"FONT:10pt arial"><b>Sent:</b> Monday, September 23, 2013 5:= 44=20 AM</div> <div style=3D"FONT:10pt arial"><b>Subject:</b> [NatureNS] ID help - skele= ton on=20 Cape Sable Island</div> <div><br></div> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <div style=3D"FONT-FAMILY:tahoma,sans-serif;FONT-SIZE:large" class=3D"gma= il_default">A friend took three photos this weekend of a skeleton of a=20 vertebrate on Cape Sable Island.=A0 The three photos are here:<br><br><a = href=3D"http://www.flickr.com/photos/blakemaybank/" target=3D"_blank">http:= //www.flickr.com/photos/blakemaybank/</a><br><br></div> <div style=3D"FONT-FAMILY:tahoma,sans-serif;FONT-SIZE:large" class=3D"gma= il_default">A crocodile, perhaps?=A0 All suggestions=20 welcome.<br><br></div> <div style=3D"FONT-FAMILY:tahoma,sans-serif;FONT-SIZE:large" class=3D"gma= il_default">Cheers,<br><br>Blake<br></div> <div style=3D"FONT-FAMILY:tahoma,sans-serif;FONT-SIZE:large" class=3D"gma= il_default"><br><br clear=3D"all"></div><br>-- <br><font size=3D"4"><a href= =3D"mailto:bmaybank@gmail.com" 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