Cuvier’s beaked whale (aka the goosebeak whale) is a medium-sized toothed whale that can be found traveling throughout most of the worlds major oceans. This marine mammal obtained its name from anatomist Georges Curvier who first identified this species from a skull that was found in the Mediterranean coast of France. These whales are a …
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The southern bottlenose whale (aka Antarctic bottlenose whale) can be found living throughout various parts of the southern ocean. The name “bottlenose” comes from the fact that these whales have a short beak that resembles the shape of a bottle. This whale makes up one of two bottlenose whales; the other is their close relative the …
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The northern bottlenose whale makes up one of two species of bottlenose whale. The other species is known as the southern bottlenose whale. These whales can be found swimming in cold waters in and around sub arctic climates. Extensive hunting has led to large declines in terms of their overall population as over 85,000 whales …
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The north pacific right whale is a large and robust whale that can be found traveling in the North Pacific Ocean. Due largely to extensive whaling efforts during the whaling era these whales are now considered an extremely rare and endangered species. Although efforts have been made to help these marine mammals recover from decades …
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Whether or not whales cry it depends on what you mean by crying. Unlike humans, whales do not have tear ducts used by humans and some land animals to cry. However, they have tear glands near their eyes, which allows them to secrete a greasy tear-like substance to keep their eyes well lubricated and to …
