Pygmy sperm whale fact sheet
Futurismo Biologists Team
Pygmy sperm whales are slightly larger than their closely related dwarf sperm whales. They are rarely seen at…
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Rough-toothed dolphin fact sheet
The rough-toothed dolphin gets its name from the thin vertical wrinkles that run down the length of their teeth. They…
False killer whale fact sheet
The false killer whale got its name because it shares similar characteristics with the orca, although they are not directly…
Orca/Killer whale fact sheet
Orcas are the largest members of the dolphin family. Also referred to as killer whales because they kill and feed on whales,…
Cuvier’s beaked whale fact sheet
Cuvier’s beaked whales are the among the most widely distributed of all the beaked whales. As with other…
Gervais’ beaked whale fact sheet
Gervais’ beaked whales have only been identified a handful of times at sea because they are not often…
True’s beaked whale fact sheet
Very little is known about True’s beaked whales, as they have only been positively identified at sea a…
Sowerby’s beaked whale fact sheet
The sowerby’s beaked whale was the first of the beaked whales to be discovered from an individual stranded in…
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