Date 2005-01-16
Location North Atlantic Ocean, United States, North Carolina, Outer Banks, Buxton
Species Dwarf sperm whale
Number 2
Stranded Alive Yes*
Behavior if alive N/A
Notes * "One [whale] was dead, and one had to be euthanized." (Kozak)

The whales "were initially thought to have been pygmy sperm whales." (Kozak)

The stranding occurred the morning after a mass stranding of 31 pilot whales to the north [see ID# 193] and the stranding of a minke whale further north [see ID# 194].
Ref Kaufman, M. (2005, January 28). Whale Stranding in N.C. Followed Navy Sonar Use. The Washington Post. Retrieved February 13, 2005, from http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42788-2005Jan27.html

Kozak, C. (2005, January 19). Team completes necropsies on beached whales in N.C. The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved February 13, 2005, from http://home.hamptonroads.com/stories/story.cfm?story=80755&ran=157874
Last Updated 2005-03-19
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