uk dead whale

[kawwauser]

took this from the top of a cliff,not sure of the id , i spent a lot of time climbing down to get nearer the carcass but had to retreat due to the stench, must have been awseome when it was alive

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d91/kawwauser/whale.jpg

[JWright]

Wheewww!!!

[Rich Brown Photography]

looks gruesome. Kind of a small whale... what species?

[SWPhotoImaging]

From the looks of it, I'd say the top of the cliff was a wise distance. Hopefully also upwind . . .

[Nortelbert]

Hard to get a sense of scale... is that square thing in the lower right a TV screen frame?

[calicokat]

Wonder what happened to him

[sheawyatt]

I'm wondering how a bunch of rocks managed to end up on top...I suppose people threw them, pigs.

[knaufism]

I hear the best way to get rid of them is to blow them up with dynamite...

[SingingSabre]

Eew. Cool, but eew.

[Winterherz]

It is suggested that some whales commit suicide in some circumstances. Usually that happens in groups, though. Gross pic, but very interesting.

[B.C.]

I hear the best way to get rid of them is to blow them up with dynamite...

You heard right.

[superdiver]

I have come acros dead beached whales up here and you are SOOO right about the stench! Worst smell I have ever had to endure...

[DazzyD]

Interesting, i heard all it did was send lots of whale chucks everywhere.

[kawwauser]

sorry for taking so long to get back, i still haven,t identified the whale, it was roughly 15-18 feet long, from where i first spotted it i thought the stones in its mouth were teeth and that it was a killer whale, when i got down to ground level i then saw it was stones in its mouth and on its body(school holidays)
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d91/kawwauser/wh1.jpg

[CyberDyneSystems]

It's a baleen whale..
So it's either an infant or a small Minke..

I think it's an infant though,.

If an Infant it would be hard to ID .. anything from Right to Fin,.
I can't even discern if it's a Rorqual from these images/it's current state.

It's not a Humpback is about all I would offer based on the few details I can pin point..

[kawwauser]

found some other info on the dead whale, looks like it was a decomposed
humpback

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d91/kawwauser/Whale-4.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d91/kawwauser/Whale-2.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d91/kawwauser/Whale-1.jpg

[cynbene]

Poor whale! I wonder what happened to him

[kawwauser]

the owner of the new pics ,reports that it was caught in a fishing boats nets

[cynbene]

Stupid, stupid fishing boats! Poor thing~

[forsakenme720]

Stupid, stupid fishing boats! Poor thing~

Agreed. :(

[Pete W]

Spose we will see it in the Tate Modern soon along side the half a cow and sheep....

Bit gruesome

[Zipline]

the owner of the new pics ,reports that it was caught in a fishing boats nets
Unfortunately, this happens a lot! :( There are several reports of known cases, but who knows how many of these poor animals are killed and unreported or just unnoticed? It's sad to see such beautiful animals die under such horrible conditions. :(

Two years ago today as a matter of fact I was on a whale watch where we found a young Humpback Whale who was entangled in fishing gear. He/she was basically hogtied and could only swim in circles. It couldn't lift it's tail out of the water which is how Humpback Whales get their momentum to dive so needless to say it wasn't able to feed either. It was heartbreaking to see it, but luckily a whale rescue team was able to disentangle it later that afternoon.

If you're interested in seeing the photos I took of this whale, you can see them here... http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=233541&highlight=humpback+whale

[forsakenme720]

Unfortunately, this happens a lot! :( There are several reports of known cases, but who knows how many of these poor animals are killed and unreported or just unnoticed? It's sad to see such beautiful animals die under such horrible conditions. :(

Two years ago today as a matter of fact I was on a whale watch where we found a young Humpback Whale who was entangled in fishing gear. He/she was basically hogtied and could only swim in circles. It couldn't lift it's tail out of the water which is how Humpback Whales get their momentum to dive so needless to say it wasn't able to feed either. It was heartbreaking to see it, but luckily a whale rescue team was able to disentangle it later that afternoon.

If you're interested in seeing the photos I took of this whale, you can see them here... http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=233541&highlight=humpback+whale

Just another one the billion reasons why I'm a vegetarian...

[Cooper911]

I go from looking at a cute little bunny to this? Definitely looks ripe.

[kawwauser]

just checked your links zipline ,very impressive, i particulary like the pic of the whale swimming under the boat, i live in dundee scotland and we dont get many whale sightings here, we recently got a family of dolphins on the river tay and it has been a major economy booster, there are a couple of boats taking in the dolphin spotting but trying to get a place is very hard, i work with the public myself and see familys standing for some time just to get a small glimpse from the shoreline, a few jetskiers are complaining that they have been threatend by the general public near the ramps at the shoreline,the bottom line is people are in awe at these seldom seen creatures ,you can take a kid who spends most of his time playing computer games and his jaw will drop at the sight of a diving whale, i took a group of kids to see some seals in a sealife centre and they were totally mesmerised, they knew of them and seen pics of them but seeing them made a big difference, the problem is getting people away from their tvs and actually looking for themselves,
ps the pics taken by the last poster were in march the pics i took were this month (may) ill go back next week to see the condition of the whale, once a skeleton i am looking for a few bones if there are any left

[Lil Light]

Eww!!! Thats just discusting!!!!! I dont think i would be able to look at that thing without gaging!!! I'm gaging just looking at it now!!

[Dale Siscoe]

It's what happens when the Navies of the world use sonar's and other electronic devises to see underwater !

[Twin-X]

Just another one the billion reasons why I'm a vegetarian...

Do not get me wrong i respect vegitarians but:

Plants are also living things and being killed in masses. You know what happens in the amazone area and indonesia.

Most vegitarians i know eat fish btw.

[forsakenme720]

Do not get me wrong i respect vegitarians but:

Plants are also living things and being killed in masses. You know what happens in the amazone area and indonesia.

Most vegitarians i know eat fish btw.

I don't agree with habitat destruction either.

I never understood why people don't consider anything living in the water to be an animal... it boggles my mind. I don't know any vegetarians that eat fish, but I have heard of it.

[Muzz]

I stumbled upon the cove this whale is located by pure accident. Was a nasty shock tbh.

But I guess it wasnt shocking enough to stop me taking pics (were all togs after all)

Well thats me off my dinner again... poor thing :(

http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/6391/onedv5.jpg

http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/6002/twotd7.jpg

[Muzz]

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/2995/threedg2.jpg

http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/1117/fourhv8.jpg

I think thats enough pics lol :)

[Schnauzer Lover]

Poor thing! Whales have just been in the news and on tv. I think they are my new favorite animals. Maybe I should change my name to Whale Lover! :lol:

By the way, nice pics. I wonder how he got the rocks in his mouth.