Date: Feb 2, 2000 Pseudorca crassidens, Male, 499cm, 550kg
Location: Near the Fishing port of Hai Kou in Che Cheng Village
Situation: Stranded and died (It died in our rescuing attempts on the way to the museum.) An autopsy at the scene was performed before we buried it. We would collect its skeleton samples later.
Cause of Death: We speculated that the cause of its death was multiorgan failure from sepsis.
Rescue teams:
Cetacean rescue team from the Planning Bureau of National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium