HALIFAX — A pilot whale that washed ashore in Nova Scotia could be a species that’s rarely seen in northern waters, the Marine Animal Response Team said Saturday. Andrew Reid, the team’s response co-ordinator, said the 2.7-metre juvenile whale washed ashore outside of Dartmouth, N.S., on the province’s eastern shore earlier this month. Reid said after examining the whale, it was determined that it could be a short-finned pilot whale. Long-finned pilot whales are common off the coast of Nova Scotia, but short-finned pilot whales tend to favour warmer waters. The skull of the pilot whale that washed ashore will be added to the collection at the Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History.

Source: National Post March 24, 2018 17:59 UTC