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Stranded fish Dornoch Beach with group of four men

Stranded fish Dornoch Beach with group of four men

Date Added: 21 November 2009 Year: 1927 Institution Name: dnhhl Cat No: | 2009_103_02 | Picture No: 8160

Monochrome photograph of four men grouped around a stranded whale - see comments below with correct identification - on Dornoch beach. This photograph provides a better indication of the animal's size than 2009_103_01

Dimensions: Length89 mm - Width 62 mm

3 Comments

I think this is a sunfish not a whale.
Comment left on 21 November 2009 at 13:35 by Estelle Quick
This is not a whale - it is an "Ocean Sunfish" or "mola mola" Comment left on 23 November 2009 at 23:08 by Hamish Leslie
That is a sunfish not a whale. It is not normal for these fish to be found in British waters, hence the photo I imagine Comment left on 24 November 2009 at 14:52 by
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