Blainville’s Beaked Whale, Mesoplodon densirostris, is probably the most robust and deep-bodied member of the genus Mesoplodon, which includes 15 of the 24 known species…
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Northern Bottlenose Whales, Hyperoodon ampullatus, are endemic to the North Atlantic Ocean and have an estimated population of at least 10 000 individuals. They…
Sperm Whales are the largest existing toothed whale. The name is a reference to the white liquid contained in the spermaceti organ which is…
Pygmy Sperm Whale, Kogia breviceps, is a distant ‘relative’ of Sperm Whales (Physeter macrocephalus). At sea it is often difficult to distinguish them from the Dwarf…
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…
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