Whales and dolphins (Mammalia, Cetacea) of the Cape Verde Islands, with special reference to the Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
By C. J. Hazevoet, F. Wenzel. 2000
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Observations of whales and dolphins in the Cape Verde Islands obtained in 1995 and 1996 are reported and data on the occurrence of 14 taxa are given, including four not previously reported from the region, viz. Bryde’s Whale Balaenoptera edeni, Killer Whale Orcinus orca, Rough-toothed Dolphin Steno bredanensis, and Striped Dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba. An earlier report of Fin Whale B. physalus is reviewed and re-identified as B. cf. borealis. Status and occurrence of the Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae are discussed at some length. Unpublished observations from other observers are also included and a short account on the history of whaling in the islands is given. A list of all cetacean taxa reliably recorded in the Cape Verde region is presented and unsubstantiated reports are briefly discussed.
Subfields: Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
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- Segregation of migration by feeding ground origin in North Atlantic humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) (2003, unknown): “Winter sightings are reported from the Cape Verde Islands for example (Hazevoet & Wenzel, 2000).”
- North Atlantic humpback whale abundance and rate of increase four decades after protection from whaling (2003, background): “Some are known to winter in other regions, most notably in the Cape Verde Islands (Hazevoet & Wenzel 2000).”