Observation of Bryde’s Whale Balanoptera edeni / brydei (Cetartiodactyla: Balaenoptiidae) in the offshore waters of southern Odisha, eastern India

Authors

  • S. John
  • K. Sivakumar
  • B.C. Choudhury
  • M. Khan

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https://doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o2732.2924-7

Abstract

The paper reports the first sighting of a live Bryde’s Whale Balanoptera edeni / brydei from Odisha waters with notes on its behaviour. The paper also discusses an adjacent Bryde’s Whale population in Bangladesh, north of Odisha; previous records of Bryde’s Whales from Indian waters and possible threats to these cetaceans due to development activities in Odisha waters.

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26-08-2012

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