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- Killer Whale
Sept. [September] 28/44 [1944] A newly born killer
whale stranded itself on the beach at
Cherry Point about 1:30 a.m.
Residents of the district described hearing
"screams" at that time and much
thrashing of water. By daylight
the tide had ebbed leaving the whale
in a shallow depression it had scopped
out of the sand and gravel. Dead.
Sept [September] 29 [1944] In response to a phone call
from A.A. Sherman, Dom. Fisheries Inspector,
I + P.Parizean drove to the point
and photographed the whale, black +
white, colour + movies.
Dimensions -
Total length 8' [feet] 1" [inches]
Across fluke 24" [inches]
Vert. [vertical] height dorsal fin 11" [inches]
Length of flipper 13" [inches]
Girth 4' [feet] 7" [inches]
Sex - Female
About 2 inches of withered umbilicus was
still present; teeth were still imbedded in
the gums. The skull was removed
for the Museum collected; the rest of the carcass
was towed to deep water where it sank.
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