Summer occurrence of an immature little piked whale,Balaenoptera acutorostrata, in Chesapeake Bay, Maryland
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The occurrence of an immature female little piked whale, found stranded July 12, 1959, at Dares Beach, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, sheds new light on the summer range of this species. This cetacean has never been recorded in Chesapeake Bay before. Osteological and body measurement comparisons between this and an immature and adult specimen are discussed. The croaker,Micropogon undulatus, constitutes a new food item of this whale.
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