Dear MARMAN Members, On a Research Trip to South America we found in a Museum near Montevideo in Uruguay, a skeleton of a Southern Right Whale with an lot of bony excrescence on several vertebras. Does anybody seen a skeleton with such a deformation? Does anybody know what could be the cause for such bony outgrowths? And, more theoretical, what could be the impact of the whales live? Photos are available on http://www.pottwale.de/srw We would appreciate any information to: Andrea.Steffen@wale-delfine.de Best regards Andrea Steffen Project leader Society for Dolphin Conservation Gesellschaft zur Rettung der Delfine e.V. Germany