islandgun Posted November 30, 2019 Report Share Posted November 30, 2019 Went to a post-mortem today. an immature Sperm Whale beached itself on my local beach, I believe to die. I will try to post the result in a while [using to many megabites !] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodeer Posted November 30, 2019 Report Share Posted November 30, 2019 Ingestion of plastic most likely or pure old age Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted November 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2019 This mess was in its stomach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted November 30, 2019 Report Share Posted November 30, 2019 5 minutes ago, dodeer said: Ingestion of plastic most likely or pure old age "Immature Sperm whale." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted November 30, 2019 Report Share Posted November 30, 2019 54 minutes ago, islandgun said: This mess was in its stomach Terrible. The shooting fraternity are usually blamed for lead ingestion etc but to me, fishing trawlers etc cause far more damage to wildlife. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retsdon Posted November 30, 2019 Report Share Posted November 30, 2019 That's very sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teal Posted November 30, 2019 Report Share Posted November 30, 2019 Really hits home the mess of the world we've made. Thanks for posting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumfelter Posted November 30, 2019 Report Share Posted November 30, 2019 Blimey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr lecter Posted November 30, 2019 Report Share Posted November 30, 2019 shocking , what a mess man has made on earth , and space is a junk yard ! man really has a lot to answer for , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackpowder Posted December 1, 2019 Report Share Posted December 1, 2019 (edited) 14 hours ago, islandgun said: This mess was in its stomach Island Gun that is unbelievable I see a cod end and fathoms and fathoms of what looks like lobster creel back rope how on earth did the poor beast manage to swallow that lot. Just seen this on another site even more graphic than IG pics, poor animal! Blackpowder Edited December 1, 2019 by Blackpowder New knowledge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted December 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2019 37 minutes ago, Blackpowder said: Island Gun that is unbelievable I see a cod end and fathoms and fathoms of what looks like lobster creel back rope how on earth did the poor beast manage to swallow that lot. Blackpowder I can only imagine it was hungry and picked up the rope in the mistaken belief that it was food ! I agree it looked like creel rope, about 2 sq m of netting and a small amount of mono gill net, I would hope the scientists will be able to determine how long the rope was in the stomach by the length of time it would take the animal to die, Sperm whales range would be from the Azores to N Norway, so it could have picked it up anywhere, in fact the rope could have come from any boat/ship, or even from a pier after a storm and big tide.. It may even have washed off the deck of the rainbow warrior. A sad day. and a reminder that we are all responsible in some way................. preferred diet is Squid by the way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted December 1, 2019 Report Share Posted December 1, 2019 Awful news and an awful sight seeing what it’s stomach contents were. We have a lot to answer for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnphilip Posted December 1, 2019 Report Share Posted December 1, 2019 That is so sad , to see something like this first hand , must have been horrible site . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted December 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2019 (edited) A clearer picture, yes it was a disturbing day ! edit to say much more info on the Isle of Harris FB page Edited December 1, 2019 by islandgun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted December 1, 2019 Report Share Posted December 1, 2019 1 hour ago, islandgun said: A clearer picture, yes it was a disturbing day ! edit to say much more info on the Isle of Harris FB page Very sad indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshAndy Posted December 1, 2019 Report Share Posted December 1, 2019 Lost for words... very sad 😔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raja Clavata Posted December 2, 2019 Report Share Posted December 2, 2019 Almost beggars belief, I see this story has made the front page of the uk bbc news page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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