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Tursiops truncatus
Dead near west end of horn island
Dead more than three days
csparr... Looked up Steno bredanesis in my trusty Audubon Guide to Marine Mammals and it looks like a good guess! they are white underneath and have very long beaks. They are also located all across the mid section of the world oceans so its the right habitat. Think you are right, but not sure only because I have no experience with that part of the ocean.
I agree about the beak, Gale, and I'm glad to hear you say so. I wonder if it is Steno bredanensis http://www.eol.org/pages/328478
How very sad... so there are still deaths that might be oil spill related. Its "beak" looks a bit long for a tursiops?
ID is not so easy given the angle and the state of decay. I have heard that there are large numbers of aborted dolphin fetuses after the Gulf oil spill so I wonder if this is related.
Spotted on Mar 13, 2011
Submitted on Mar 13, 2011
