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AT A GLANCECommon Name: Spade-toothed WhaleScientific Name: Mesoplodon traversiiCategory: MammalsSubcategory: CetaceansSize: Total length: 16–18 ft (5.0–5.5 m)Weight: Estimated 2,500–3,500 lb (1,100–1,600 kg)Lifespan: Estimated 30–50 years in deep ocean watersDiet:...
Mammals > Cetaceans
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Australian Snubfin DolphinScientific Name: Orcaella heinsohniCategory: MammalsSubcategory: CetaceansSize: Total length: 7.0–8.9 ft (2.1–2.7 m)Weight: 240–330 lb (110–150 kg)Lifespan: 25–30+ years in the wildDiet: Carnivore / Opportunistic...
Mammals > Cetaceans
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Bryde’s WhaleScientific Name: Balaenoptera edeniCategory: MammalsSubcategory: CetaceansSize: Length: 39–50 ft (12–15 m); Females slightly larger than malesWeight: 26,000–55,000 lb (12–25 metric tons)Lifespan: 50–70 years in the wildDiet:...
Mammals > Cetaceans
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Indus River DolphinScientific Name: Platanista minorCategory: MammalsSubcategory: CetaceansSize: Total body length 2.0 to 2.5 mWeight: 70 to 110 kgLifespan: 25 to 30 yearsDiet: Piscivorous/Carnivorous (benthic echolocator hunting freshwater...
Mammals > Cetaceans
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Risso’s DolphinScientific Name: Grampus griseusCategory: MammalsSubcategory: CetaceansSize: Total length 2.6 to 4.0 m (8.5 to 13.1 ft)Weight: 300 to 500 kg (660 to 1,100 lb)Lifespan: 30 to 40 yearsDiet: Teuthophagous (deep-water pelagic...
Mammals > Cetaceans
AT A GLANCECommon Name: VaquitaScientific Name: Phocoena sinusCategory: MammalsSubcategory: CetaceansSize: Total adult length: 1.4–1.5 m (4.6–4.9 ft); females slightly longer than malesWeight: 40–55 kg (88–120 lb)Lifespan: 20–21 years in the wildDiet: Carnivore /...
Mammals > Cetaceans
OverviewThe Pygmy Sperm Whale (Kogia breviceps) is an enigmatic, deep-diving, and secretive pelagic odontocete native to the open oceanic waters of the world’s tropical, subtropical, and temperate seas. Belonging to the ancient family Kogiidae, this compact...
Mammals > Cetaceans
OverviewThe Striped Dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) is a dynamic, highly gregarious, and exquisitely streamlined pelagic cetacean inhabiting the warm-temperate, subtropical, and tropical oceanic waters of the globe. Renowned across marine mammalogy as one of the most...
Mammals > Cetaceans
OverviewThe Northern Right Whale Dolphin (Lissodelphis borealis) is one of the most hydrodynamically sleek, elegant, and enigmatic cetaceans in the world. Endemic exclusively to the deep, cold-temperate pelagic waters of the North Pacific Ocean, this distinctive...
Mammals > Cetaceans
OverviewThe Commerson’s Dolphin (Cephalorhynchus commersonii), affectionately celebrated across the southern seas as the ‘panda dolphin’ or ‘piebald dolphin,’ is a small, extraordinarily charismatic coastal odontocete native to the cold,...
