Shepherd’s beaked whale is a medium to large-sized whale within the beaked whale family. Although extremely rare these whales may be spotted traveling in the cold waters of the southern hemisphere. Limited information has been obtained regarding this whale species. Most of what is known about these whales comes from examinations of beached/stranded whales and …

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Longman’s beaked whale (aka the tropical bottlenose whale and indo-pacific beaked whale) is one of the larger sized whales within the beaked whale family. It also happens to be one of the rarest whales within the entire cetacean species which is comprised of over 80 different marine mammals and is made up of all species …

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Sowerby’s beaked whale (aka the North Atlantic beaked whale) is a small to medium-sized whale that can be found traveling in the North Atlantic Ocean. This whale makes up one of over 15 known species of beaked whale and is one of 80 + marine mammals within the cetacean family. Although rarely observed, when compared to …

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Perrin’s beaked whale is a small – mid sized beaked whale that can be found traveling off the coast of California. This species makes up one of over 15 species of beaked whale and is one of over 80 known cetacean species in existence today. Due to rare sightings among these whales insufficient data exists regarding their …

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Hubb’s beaked whale (Mesoplodon carlhubbsi) is a toothed whale that belongs to the cetacean species which is composed of whales, dolphins and porpoises. This marine mammal makes up one of over 20 known species of beaked whale and one of over 80 known species of cetacea. Hubb’s beaked whale is a rarely seen species that can be found traveling …

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