Mammals

Dwarf Sperm Whale, Kogia sima, is a rarely seen, unobtrusive dolphin-sized cetacean. Similarly to Pygmy Sperm Whales (Kogia breviceps), they share some common characteristics with…

Without a doubt, Killer Whales – also callled as orcas – are one of the most distinctive cetaceans in the world.  They are the largest…

Short-finned Pilot Whale (Globicephala macrorhyncus) is a member of the dolphin family and are also known as Black Fish. The Black fish family (named…

False Killer Whale (Pseudorca crassidens) are named from the similarities in skull morphology with the ‘actual’ Killer Whale. Due to the conical shaped teeth, False…

The Bryde’s Whale (Balaenoptera edeni) has also been named « Tropical Whale » because it is generally sighted in the tropics and temperate waters. The whale was named after Johan Bryde,…

«  Minke Whale » (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) comes from a German whaler named « Meineke ». Two stories are told: the first one is that Meineke may have…

The name « Humpback »  comes from the distinctive hump on its dorsal side and also from the way Humpback Whales hunch up their backs before…

Sei Whale is the third largest animal after the Blue Whale and the Fin Whale. « Sei » is the Norwegian word for pollock Pollachius sp.,…