Gazelle : The Palestinian Biological Bulletin (ISSN 0178 – 6288) . Number 119, November 2014, pp. 1-13.

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A Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus)
Stranding on Failaka Island, State of Kuwait

‫جنوح حوت مزعنف على شاطئ جزيرة فيلكا ، دولة الكويت‬
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By: Prof. Dr. Norman Ali Bassam Ali Taher KhalafSakerfalke von Jaffa
A 14-meter Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus Linnaeus, 1758) was found stranding
on the eastern coast of the Kuwaiti Failaka Island on Friday 28.02.2014.

The 14-meter Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus Linnaeus, 1758) which was stranded on
the Kuwaiti Failaka Island on Friday 28.02.2014. https://www.kuna.net.kw/
Failaka Island (Arabic: ‫جزٌرة فٌلكا‬‎jazīrat Faylakah / Fēlaka ) is a Kuwaiti Island in
the Arabian/Persian Gulf. The island is 20 km off the coast of Kuwait City in the
Arabian Gulf. The name "Failaka" is thought to be derived from the ancient
Greek φυλάκιο(ν) - fylakio(n) "outpost" (Wikipedia).

Gazelle : The Palestinian Biological Bulletin – Number 119 – November 2014