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Dornoch Firth stranded whale 1927

Dornoch Firth stranded whale 1927

Date Added: 18 December 2009 Year: 1927 Institution Name: dnhhl Cat No: | 2009_104_01 | Picture No: 8161

First of set of two monochrome photographs of a stranded 'false killer whale' in the Dornoch Firth, near Bonar Bridge in 1927. [See picture #11892 - an article concerning the visit to Dornoch of Martin Hinton, Curator of Mammals at the Natural History Museum, to investigate the stranding of the whales, which were found to be Pseudorca Crassidens, 'False Killer Whales' thought to be extinct.]

Dimensions: Length140 mm - Width 90 mm

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Dear Sir/Madam
I would like to use this image (REF: 2009_104_01) as part of an article on Martin Hinton (by Karolyn Shindler)to feature in the Natural History Museum's magazine.
Could you please contact me regarding reproduction and costs.
With kind regards
Helen
Senior Editor of evolve

Comment left on 19 April 2013 at 11:23 by Helen Sturge Please see separate email Administrator
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