Pike-Headed Rorqual Whale taken in the Dart, 1856. '...a fine specimen...discovered [on the north shore of Millbay creek, nearly opposite the Castle in the Wood, at Dartmouth] by a cottager...It was nearly dry when found, and the cottager thought that it he left it alone it would soon die for want of water; but, on visiting it again at four p.m., it was as lively as ever, and trying to stab it with a knife he made no impression on it, when he cut it with a bill-hook over the back of the neck, soon dividing the large vessels, which bled profusely. The creature got in to its "flurry,"
![Pike-Headed Rorqual Whale taken in the Dart, 1856. '...a fine specimen...discovered [on the north shore of Millbay creek, nearly opposite the Castle in the Wood, at Dartmouth] by a cottager...It was nearly dry when found, and the cottager thought that it he left it alone it would soon die for want of water; but, on visiting it again at four p.m., it was as lively as ever, and trying to stab it with a knife he made no impression on it, when he cut it with a bill-hook over the back of the neck, soon dividing the large vessels, which bled profusely. The creature got in to its "flurry," Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2R4DJ9B/pike-headed-rorqual-whale-taken-in-the-dart-1856-a-fine-specimendiscovered-on-the-north-shore-of-millbay-creek-nearly-opposite-the-castle-in-the-wood-at-dartmouth-by-a-cottagerit-was-nearly-dry-when-found-and-the-cottager-thought-that-it-he-left-it-alone-it-would-soon-die-for-want-of-water-but-on-visiting-it-again-at-four-pm-it-was-as-lively-as-ever-and-trying-to-stab-it-with-a-knife-he-made-no-impression-on-it-when-he-cut-it-with-a-bill-hook-over-the-back-of-the-neck-soon-dividing-the-large-vessels-which-bled-profusely-the-creature-got-in-to-its-quotflurryquot-2R4DJ9B.jpg)
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Pike-Headed Rorqual Whale taken in the Dart, 1856. '...a fine specimen...discovered [on the north shore of Millbay creek, nearly opposite the Castle in the Wood, at Dartmouth] by a cottager...It was nearly dry when found, and the cottager thought that it he left it alone it would soon die for want of water; but, on visiting it again at four p.m., it was as lively as ever, and trying to stab it with a knife he made no impression on it, when he cut it with a bill-hook over the back of the neck, soon dividing the large vessels, which bled profusely. The creature got in to its "flurry, " drove the mud up a tremendous height by the blows of its tail, and death soon put an end to its struggle. The man took it for a shark, and thinking it was of no value sold it for a few shillings. After being exhibited at Dartmouth it was removed to Totnes, with the intention of being taken to Exeter and Bristol for a similar purpose'. From "Illustrated London News", 1856.