Citation: Gresson, R.A.R. 1966 Pilot whales, Globiocephala melaena (Traill) stranded at Cloghane, Co. Kerry. Irish Naturalists' Journal 15: 163-166
Number of Pages: 4
Volume Part: 6
Keywords: Cetacean, Fauna, Kerry, Mammal, Marine, Stranding, Whale
Abstract: Paper gives details (where possible) on a stranding of 63 pilot whales, Globicephala melaena, at Cloghane, Co. Kerry. Measurements are given for 12 of the animals as well as some foetuses found in dead females. The pattern of stranding is discussed as are previous Irish and British records.