This morning, parts of an unidentified creature were washed up by the high tide at Ainsdale.
The remains were about 4 to 5 feet in length. Initial suspicions are that this may be a young whale, dolphin or harbour porpoise corpse.
I am currently approaching marine experts for a concrete ID on this marine finding.
Update
Thanks go to Pippa at the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust for her assistance, she stated:
“Yes. this is a
cetacean and is one of the odontocetes (toothed whales that include dolp...
Published on December 15, 2020 03:14