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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0059_01CCBE28.8A2B8920 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hey Bernard The two most likely specie that are encountered in this/our area are = Common or Atlantic White Sided Dolphins. Based on the length and shape = of the dorsal fin it suggests AWS and the length of it's beak being so = relatively short (especially if you imagine the full flesh and blubber = layers intact) all but rules out the Common Dolphin.=20 My best guess based on these two photos is that it was most likely an = Atlantic White Sided Dolphin. Tom K. Canso ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Bernard Burke=20 To: n8r=20 Sent: Monday, December 19, 2011 6:32 AM Subject: [NatureNS] Dolphin remains: I.D. assistance requested Judging by the cone-shaped teeth, the short beak, and the swept back = dorsal fin, internet searches are indicating to me that the scavenged = and decomposed remains I viewed on the shoreline of River Bourgeois Cape = Breton (for which I'm told was pretty much completely intact when first = seen) was a Dolphin as opposed to a Porpoise. It would have been = preferred to have seen this animal alive and intact, but anyhow, I was = wondering if someone could I.D. for me of what remains of the animal. = Here is the first of 3 photos. The animal carcass was about 6 feet in = length: = http://bernieb.smugmug.com/Other/recent-pics/916397_p25k9d/29/1638544451_= bzztJ2q/Large Bernard Burke=20 Dartmouth, Nova Scotia=20 ------=_NextPart_000_0059_01CCBE28.8A2B8920 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 9.00.8112.16440"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Hey Bernard</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>The two most likely specie that are = encountered in=20 this/our area are Common or Atlantic White Sided Dolphins. Based on the = length=20 and shape of the dorsal fin it suggests <SPAN class=3Dsquiggly=20 title=3D"To see spelling suggestions, click this word" word=3D"AWS" = state=3D"new"=20 splc=3D"splc">AWS</SPAN> and the length of it's beak being so relatively = short=20 (especially if you imagine the full flesh and blubber layers intact) all = but=20 rules out the Common Dolphin. </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>My best guess based on these two photos = is that it=20 was most likely an Atlantic White Sided Dolphin.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Tom <SPAN class=3Dsquiggly=20 title=3D"To see spelling suggestions, click this word" word=3D"K" = state=3D"new"=20 splc=3D"splc">K</SPAN>.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Canso</FONT></DIV></FONT><FONT size=3D2 = face=3DArial></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; = PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"=20 dir=3Dltr> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Dbernieb1@EastLink.ca = href=3D"mailto:bernieb1@EastLink.ca">Bernard=20 Burke</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">n8r</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, December 19, 2011 = 6:32=20 AM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] Dolphin = remains: I.D.=20 assistance requested</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV> Judging by the cone-shaped teeth, the short beak, and the = swept=20 back dorsal fin, internet searches are indicating to me = that=20 the scavenged and decomposed remains I viewed on the shoreline of = River=20 Bourgeois Cape Breton (for which I'm told was pretty much completely = intact=20 when first seen) was a Dolphin as opposed to a Porpoise. It would = have=20 been preferred to have seen this animal alive and intact, but anyhow, = I was=20 wondering if someone could I.D. for me of what remains of the animal. = Here is=20 the first of 3 photos. The animal carcass was about 6 feet in = length:</DIV> <DIV> <A=20 = href=3D"http://bernieb.smugmug.com/Other/recent-pics/916397_p25k9d/29/163= 8544451_bzztJ2q/Large">http://bernieb.smugmug.com/Other/recent-pics/91639= 7_p25k9d/29/1638544451_bzztJ2q/Large</A></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Bernard Burke </DIV> <DIV>Dartmouth, Nova Scotia </DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0059_01CCBE28.8A2B8920--
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