Abstract
A re-evaluation of the ?most dreadful monster? originally described by the ?Apostle of Greenland? Hans Egede in 1741 suggests that the missionary's son Poul probably saw an unfamiliar cetacean. The species seen was likely to have been a humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), a North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) or one of the last remaining Atlantic grey whales (Eschrichtius robustus) either without flukes or possibly a male in a state of arousal.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1-9 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Archives of Natural History |
Volume | 32 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Apr 2005 |