Hector’s beaked whale (aka the New Zealand whale) is a small toothed whale that belongs to the cetacean family which is composed of whales, dolphins and porpoises. This whale gets its name from James Hector who was a founder of the colonial museum in New Zealand, hence the name “New Zealand Whale”. In all there are over 80 …

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Thy pygmy beaked whale (aka Peruvian beaked whale) is one of the smaller whales within the beaked whale family. This marine mammal makes up one of over 15 known species of beaked whale. The pygmy beaked whale is typically found traveling in warm tropical climates in the eastern pacific waters. Collecting research on this whale …

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Gray’s beaked whale is a medium size toothed whale that can be found living in the cool waters of the southern hemisphere. In addition to being known as Gray’s beaked whale this marine mammal may also be referred to as Haast’s beaked whale, the Scamperdown whale or the southern beaked whale. The name Gray’s beaked …

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The ginkgo-toothed whale is a marine mammal that is part of the toothed whale family and belongs to the cetacean species, which is comprised of all species of whale, dolphin and porpoise. The ginkgo-toothed beaked whale is a rare species of beaked whale that can be found living in tropical environments throughout the Indian and …

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Gervais’ beaked whale (aka the Gulf Stream beaked whale or Antillean) is a toothed whale that belongs to the cetacean species, which is comprised of whales, dolphins and porpoises and includes over 85 known species of cetacea. Among the beaked whale family Gervais’ beaked whale makes up one of over 20 recorded species of beaked …

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