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The University of Southern Mississippi

Gulf and Caribbean Research

Journal

1996

Mississippi

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First Sperm Whale (Physeter Macrocephalus) Record In Mississippi, Jon C. Peterson, Wayne Hoggard Jan 1996

First Sperm Whale (Physeter Macrocephalus) Record In Mississippi, Jon C. Peterson, Wayne Hoggard

Gulf and Caribbean Research

A sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) stranded on the south shore of Horn Island, Mississippi, represents the first record of this species in the state. The specimen, a neonate female, was euthanized at the stranding site. Tissue samples, blood samples, and stomach contents were analyzed following gross necropsy.

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