Can someone help identify which kind of whale this is? (Algarve)
Posted by Common_Ad8711@reddit | marinebiology | View on Reddit | 9 comments
We found this at the Algarve coast in Portugal, looks like it’s been dead for a while.
mikki1time@reddit
What are the legalities of keeping whale bones in Portugal?
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Bibybow@reddit
This is a dead Whale!
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plups@reddit
How long is it? There are Fin whales around those parts, but they're absolutely huge...
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Cha0tic117@reddit
In the first picture you can see the throat grooves, which indicate it is a type of rorqual whale (Baelenopteridae). I don't see long flippers, so it's likely not a humpback whale (Megoptera novaeangliae). It could be a fin whale (Baelenoptera physalus) or a sei whale (Baelenoptera borealis). It's really difficult to tell, given how decomposed it is.