Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network



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Star

Star-Peponocephala electra

A small melon-headed whale that stranded on May 21, 2003 at the 31-mile marker on Padre Island National Seashore in Kennedy County, TX. She was named after the white star shaped mark on her body.  Unfortunately, she only survived a little over one day.