hmm, whats this washed up on my beach.

[Ali Fish]

anyone know what species this is ???, ive tried to find a website that might help me with this as it is very unusuall for this to sort of thing to be seen on my beach (Bispham/Cleveleys). to no avail i thought id ask here.

im thinking a baby whale maybe of the killer variety ? its about 2ft long maybe more.
http://i.imgur.com/wwz3Bl.jpg (http://imgur.com/wwz3B)

[Vengeanze]

Porpoise?

[SNAFU]

I would guess it`s the remains of a young Common porpoise "Phocoena phocoena". I can watch them quite regularly in the Baltic sea - nice fellows.

[drewpee]

Naar, it's a dead possum mate.

[Oldschool61]

IF its a porpoise where are all the side fins??

[Vengeanze]

Wait?!?! It's a drunk girl sleeping on the beach. Buy her some breakfast!

[SNAFU]

IF its a porpoise where are all the side fins??



Valid point, if they were bitten off, the bones should be visible. I guess they are burried under his fuslage.

http://www.pflanzenpraeparation.de/images/skelettmontage/schweinswal-02.jpg

[Oldschool61]

Valid point, if they were bitten off, the bones should be visible. I guess they are burried under his fuslage.

http://www.pflanzenpraeparation.de/images/skelettmontage/schweinswal-02.jpg

Likely birth defects.

[Ali Fish]

side fins is there right in the centre, black skin still on it. in its mouth was stuffed with wood, lolipop sticks etc, :( i had thought it got that stuff stuck there and therefore died... but from that skeletal image the jaw and head dont seem quite as sharp and pointed.

[ATAG_Doc]

We're so bored we're taking photos of roadkill and posting them here. We need a patch now!

[Vengeanze]

We're so bored we're taking photos of roadkill and posting them here. We need a patch now!

Let's compare lint!

[Hatch]

Probably in here somewhere.


http://seapics.com/feature-subject/dolphin-and-porpoise/porpoise-pictures-001.html

[Ze-Jamz]

Well if its died because of whats lodged in its mouth?.... thats a sad way to go :(

[ATAG_Doc]

I don't know what you call it but I am sure that it sure would taste much better when fresh with a little bit of soy sauce and wasabi mixed together, wrapped in seaweed leaf and sticky rice.

[smoki]

I also thought it had stuff shoved in its throat, but those are actually his jaw bones (most of its mouth decomposed :ick: ). The larger image and the skeleton image up above showed that quite nicely. As far as for its fins, have no idea...

[drewpee]

mmm yummy

[Ali Fish]

fins and lolipops !... lol yuk...

http://i.imgur.com/cbwXBl.jpg (http://imgur.com/cbwXB)

[Walshy]

Where do you live?

[Ali Fish]

The Fylde Coast.