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To: Marius3188
The animal is a juvenile toothed whale. It's hard to tell the exact species because of it's advanced decay, but there is little doubt in my mind that the photo is of the near-skeletal remains of a juvenile toothed whale, several species of which are natural to that area.

Many people aren't aware of this, but the heads of many toothed whale species are primarily muscle and fat. In an orca, for example, two thirds of the "head" is actually some sort of meat. Unless you do marine biology for a living, it's unlikely that anyone here would identify an orca skull as such. I really doubt that the skull in that photo is orca because the teeth are wrong, but there are a half dozen other possibilities in the world.

For comparison:

72 posted on 08/28/2006 10:45:52 AM PDT by Arthalion
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To: Arthalion

"in the world." should have read "in that part of the world."


78 posted on 08/28/2006 10:48:26 AM PDT by Arthalion
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To: Arthalion

It's certainly possible that it's a modern whale of some sort. The big problem is all that skin covering things up. Are there legs anywhere on this thing? I cannot tell.


80 posted on 08/28/2006 10:49:56 AM PDT by MineralMan (Non-evangelical Atheist)
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To: Arthalion

Im sure your right. Seems these kind of storys pop up now and then, only to be learned that it is a well known animal that appears strange to the eye in advanced decomposition. Not unlike Pelosi.


96 posted on 08/28/2006 10:58:04 AM PDT by Names Ash Housewares
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To: Arthalion

I think you are correct. And that white triangular bony structure below the head, could it be a flipper?


154 posted on 08/28/2006 3:03:31 PM PDT by Hound of the Baskervilles (A)
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