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Object Details author Schmidly, David J. 1943- Bradley, Robert Dean 1960- Notes Purchased from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment Contents Machine generated contents note: Diversity of Land Mammals / ...
504244 Balaenoptera borealis 1450 cm male JGM 140 Tuesday 15 April 1975 Murphy was out, so called Buddy Ponton at Corolla. He said it was about 4 miles north of the light and he thought it was a ...
ON September 1, 1962, a female sei whale, 50 ft. long' was landed at Donkergat whaling station, Saldanha Bay, South Africa. It was found to be pregnant, with two fœtuses in the same cornu of the ...
These volcanic islands are inhabited by a population of around 5,700 giant lizards, whose appearance and aggressive behaviour have led to them being called 'Komodo dragons'. They exist nowhere else in ...
The oceans have long captivated humanity’s imagination, hiding secrets in their unfathomable depths and nurturing creatures so large, they dwarf man-made structures. Among these ocean giants, whales ...
Blue Whale. Image via Unsplash Blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus) stand as nature’s most monumental creation, reaching lengths of up to 100 feet and weights of approximately 200 tons. Their hearts ...
There are two subspecies of blue whales recognized in the Southern Hemisphere – the Antarctic blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus intermedia) and the pygmy blue whale (B. m. brevicauda). Although ...