Sperm whale, Cachalot (Physeter macrocephalus). Breeding found dead drifting. Natural dead, a necropsy was performed to determine the reason for death. Tenerife, Canary Islands.

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Image size: 2592x3872 pixels (8.6"x12.9" @300dpi)

Shooting date : 2010-03-16

Keywords

Wild animal / Mammal / Marine mammal / Cetacean / Whale / Sperm whale / Sperm whale (Physeter catodon)

Transport / Infrastructure / Pier

Species / IUCN Red List of Threatened Species / Threatened endangered species / Vulnerable (IUCN) VU

Matter (substance) / Water (matter) / Water surface

World sea and ocean / Atlantic Ocean / North Atlantic Ocean / Macaronesia

Species / Species particularity / Aquatic species / Saltwater species

March (month)

Species / Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) / CITES Appendix 1

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Individual / Stage of development / Young

Behavior / Death / Corpse

Europe / European Union / Spain / Canary Islands archipelago / Tenerife

Shot / Profile shot

Organism / Anatomy / Biological tissue / Animal tissue / Connective tissue / Blood

Organism / Morphology / General morphology / Head

Individual / Nobody

Latin keywords

Eukaryota / Opisthokonta / Metazoa / Bilateria / Coelomata / Deuterostomia / Chordata / Vertebrata / Synapsida / Mammalia / Cetacea / Physeteridae / Physeter

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