Object Description
The lower jaw of a Pilot whale containing a full complement of 20 teeth.
This was found at Creich after whales were stranded between Bonar Bridge and Mid-Fearn on 21st, October 1927
| Cat No. | 1083 |
| Collections | Nature |
| Date added | May 26th, 2021 |
| Added by | Tain & District Museum |
David W McAllister
This is the jaw of a False Killer Whale (Pseudorca crassidens) The specimens from the Dornoch Firth 1927 standing were initially identified a Caaing (Pilot) Whale by the Invergordon Receiver of Wrecks but they were then correctly identified a False Killer Whale by M.A.C.Hinton, Depute Keeper of Zoology at the Natural History Museum, London. As Atlantic False Killer Whales are very rare this makes this specimen of some importance scientifically.