Mammals > Cetaceans
Deraniyagala’s Beaked Whale (Mesoplodon hotaula) is an enigmatic and extraordinarily elusive ziphiid whale inhabitant of the deepest oceanic realms of the tropical Indo-Pacific. First proposed as a distinct species in 1963 by Sri Lankan zoologist P.E.P....
Mammals > Cetaceans
Risso’s Dolphin (Grampus griseus) is an extraordinary, heavily scarred oceanic cetacean renowned for its unique, blunt-headed silhouette and striking ghostly white appearance. Navigating deep submarine canyons and continental drop-offs worldwide, this...
Mammals > Cetaceans
Sowerby’s Beaked Whale (Mesoplodon bidens), also known as the North Sea Beaked Whale, was the very first beaked whale species ever described by western science in 1804. A master of extreme deep diving, this graceful, spindle-shaped cetacean inhabits the stormy...
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