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DISCOVERY REPORTS 



Female Fin Whales: South Georgia 



Measurements expressed as percentages of total length 



Foetus 



Whale 



Metre 

 lengths 



o-i 

 1-2 

 2-3 



3-4 

 4-5 

 5-6 

 6-7 



14-15 

 15-16 

 16-17 

 17-18 

 18-19 

 19-20 

 20-21 

 21—22 

 22-23 



23-24 

 24-25 



18. Flipper, length along 

 curve of lower border 



No. of 

 measure- 

 ments 



3 

 II 



9 

 6 



4 

 4 

 4 



5 

 9 



22 



34 

 34 



6 



3 



Range 



12-35-14-91 

 II -70-14-87 

 12-86-14-03 

 13-51-16-84 



11-03- 

 10-56- 

 10-79- 

 10-52- 

 10-41- 

 10-48- 

 10-37- 



9-73" 



9-91- 



10-83- 



-11-58 

 -11-23 

 -11-49 

 -11-94 



-I2-l6 



-13-60 

 -12-86 

 -12-65 

 -12-29 

 -11-96 



Mean 



13-31 

 13-21 



13-48 

 15-42 

 15-93 



14-88 



11-34 

 10-75 

 11-15 

 11-17 

 11-40 



"•54 

 11-48 



11-54 

 11-20 

 11-23 



19. I'lipper, greatest width 



No. of 

 measure- 

 ments 



3 

 12 

 10 



5 



7 

 6 



7 



7 



12 



31 



40 



38 



7 



3 



Range 



3-50-3-53 

 2-73-3-77 

 3-10-3-72 

 3-56-3-80 



2-57-3-24 

 2-42-3-12 

 2-62-2-94 

 2-38-3-11 

 2-39-2-92 

 2-42-3-14 

 2-32-3-19 

 2-46-3-21 

 2-57-3-03 

 2-61-2-79 



Mean 



52 

 37 

 43 

 66 

 98 



64 

 62 



74 

 73 

 81 



69 



78 

 76 

 78 

 80 



71 

 2-68 



Se\'ered head, condyle 

 to tip 



No. of 

 measure- 

 ments 



4 

 6 



7 

 II 



14 

 35 

 45 

 44 

 10 



4 



Range 



21-85-23-10 



2394-24-59 

 23-58-26-20 

 23-73-26-39 

 23-83-29-09 

 24-15-27-50 

 23-73-29-28 

 23-79-30-52 

 21-72-27-27 

 22-83-27-08 



Mean 



24-25 

 25-oS 



25-34 

 26-18 



25-77 

 26-31 

 26-18 

 25-78 

 25-45 



21. Skull, greatest width 



No. of 

 measure- 

 ments 



4 



5 



6 



1 1 



9 



30 



36 



38 



Range 



15-29-17-54 

 13-90-16-37 

 13-58-14-16 

 13-21-13-67 



10-73-11-60 

 10-61-11-87 

 10-61-12-24 



9-79-12-37 



g-58-11-26 



10-25-12-50 



10-08-12-38 



9-46-11-50 



10-00-11-69 



Me 



16-42 

 14-90 



13-87 

 13-44 



ii-io 

 1 1-21 

 11-07 

 10-70 



1073 

 11-03 

 10-96 

 10-76 

 10-81 

 10-42 



