| Date |
2005-01-16 |
| Location |
North Pacific Ocean, United States, Hawaii, Maui, Kealia |
| Species |
Pygmy sperm whale |
| Number |
1 |
| Stranded Alive |
N/A |
| Behavior if alive |
N/A |
| Notes |
The whale was an adult male, "estimated to be between 9 and 15 years old" (Tanji 2005a) and "about 10 feet long" (Kubota).
The whale stranding was reported "a day after a mother and calf of the same species beached themselves in the same area [See ID# 196]." (Hurley)
Although the whale was found the day after the other whales stranded, it "probably beached itself about the same time as" the other whales (Kubota).
The whale "was in an advanced state of decomposition when found ... and examiners were unable to conduct a necropsy to determine the cause of death. Portions of the body had also been eaten by sharks, probably after dying." (Kubota)
"A DNA sample was taken Sunday to see if the male is related to the other two whales." (Tanji 2005b) |
| Ref |
Hurley, T. (2005, January 18). Even whale experts ask, 'What's going on?'. The Honolulu Advertiser. Retrieved February 13, 2005 from http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2005/Jan/18/ln/ln02p.html
Kubota, G.T. (2005, January 19). Another whale beaches on Maui. The Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Retrieved February 13, 2005, from http://starbulletin.com/2005/01/19/news/story8.html
Tanji, M. (2005a, January 17). Dead whale washes ashore. The Maui News. Retrieved February 13, 2005, from http://www.mauinews.com/story.aspx?id=5075
Tanji, M. (2005b, January 18). Beachings cause unknown; calf hasn’t reappeared. The Maui News. Retrieved February 13, 2005, from http://www.mauinews.com/story.aspx?id=5103 |
| Last Updated |
2005-03-19 |
| ID |
197 |