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Wildlife & Ecology Issues: Discuss Washed up on the beach.. in the General Diving Forums forums: Apologies if your squeamish but I found this poor little chap on our beach last night. Looks like he's been ...

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Old 28-07-05, 11:01 AM
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Washed up on the beach..
Apologies if your squeamish but I found this poor little chap on our beach last night. Looks like he's been gone for a few day' s not very old either.. Anyone a idea of what type of Dolphin it is?


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Old 28-07-05, 11:08 AM
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It is a porpoise of some sort... cue someone with the full name!

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Old 28-07-05, 11:22 AM
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There was a programme on TV recently showing that Dolphins target young porpoise and head butt them to death (up in Scotland), reasons unknown, possibly low fish stock and protection of their own survival. Wonder if its now happening down South. On the Leopold dive we veered off and watched a Dolphin and 2 Porpoises.

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Harbour porpoise. that is my guess.

Look here for more info.... http://www.wdcs.org/dan/publishing.n...2568F8004E7AF5

Poor thing. They are classed as "vulnerable", but alos are pretty short-lived for a cetacean, only 10-12 years.
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This little guy had a blow hole, which is why I assumed a Dolphin, do Porpoises have blow holes?
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He looks tiny - how big is he?
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This little guy had a blow hole, which is why I assumed a Dolphin, do Porpoises have blow holes?
yes

http://www.facts-about.org.uk/animals-porpoise.htm

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He looks tiny - how big is he?

He was about 1 ft long, which is why I thought he was a juvenile dolphin..


Cheers for all the feedback Greens incoming..
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If that color is right it could be a Dall's Porpoise
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Hmm. he was a little lighter grey in reality and the tail isn't white it's where the skin had sloughed off. Ewww! Still its amazing whats floating around out there off ours coasts..
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