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Mesoplodon europaeus

Mesoplodon europaeus

Theodore's beaked whale, Gulfstream beaked whale, European beaked whale, Andreas' beaked whale

Cetacea LC

Features:The beak is prominent and narrow, with white patches on the abdomen

Gervais's beaked whale was first recorded in the 1840s as a specimen floating in the English Channel (hence its name Mesopolodon europaeus), but no new discoveries have been made in northern Europe since then. Behavior in the wild remains speculative. The lack of sightings even in the most exten...

Mesoplodon carlhubbsi

Mesoplodon carlhubbsi

Harvey's beaked whale

Cetacea LC

Features:There is a raised white "cap" on the head, a thick and long beak, and huge teeth are clearly exposed.

Hubbs' Beaked Whale has only one possible sighting, and very little is known about its behavior. Obvious scars indicate that males fight very fiercely. It should be shy and cautious like other beaked whales of the genus Mesoplodon. It is believed that it will stick its head out of the water when...

Mesoplodon bidens

Mesoplodon bidens

Thor's beaked whale, North Sea beaked whale Thor's beaked whale, North Sea beaked whale

Cetacea LC

Features:The back is blue-gray or mouse-gray, the dorsal fin is small, and the beak is slender.

Sowerby's Beaked Whale, scientific name Mesoplodon bidens, foreign name Sowerby's Beaked Whale, is the earliest discovered beaked whale.Very little information is available. In 1800, one stranded in the Moray Firth in Scotland; four years later, the British watercolorist James Sowerby descri...

Hyperoodon planifrons

Hyperoodon planifrons

Cetacea LC

Features:The dorsal fin is located at the back 2/3 of the back, the forehead is convex and the beak is prominent.

The scientific name of the Southern Bottlenose Whale is Hyperoodon planifrons, and its foreign name is Southern Bottlenose Whale. It feeds exclusively on squid and cuttlefish. The contents of its stomach are almost entirely cephalopod beak residues. Some squid from the Antarctic and Subantarctic wat...

Hyperoodon ampullatus

Hyperoodon ampullatus

North Atlantic bottlenose whale, flathead whale, bottlehead whale, steep-headed whale

Cetacea LC

Features:The body is long but chubby, with a prominent beak and a towering forehead.

The scientific name of the northern bottlenose whale is Hyperoodon ampullatus. In 1770, Forster first mentioned the northern bottlenose whale in the translation notes of "Kalm, Travels into North America". The scientific name at that time was "Balaena ampullatus". The species nam...

Arnoux's Beaked Whale

Arnoux's Beaked Whale

Arnold's beaked whale, southern four-toothed whale, southern beaked whale, New Zealand beaked whale, southern bottlenose whale, southern porbeagle whale

Cetacea LC

Features:Diving time is usually between 15 and 25 minutes, usually to a depth of 1000 meters

Arnoux's Beaked Whale, scientific name Arnoux's Beaked Whale, is usually easily frightened and difficult to observe, and it is quite difficult to identify it on the sea surface. It seems to be gregarious, and is generally observed in groups close to each other, with a number of less than 10,...

Platanista gangetica minor

Platanista gangetica minor

Indus River Dolphin, South Asian River Dolphin Indus subspecies

Cetacea LC

Features:It is one of the few dolphins that live in fresh water.

The Indus River Dolphin (Platanista gangetica minor) is one of the few dolphins that live in freshwater. They are related to the Gangetic River Dolphins that live in the Ganges River in India. They like to move in waters deeper than 3 meters, and they also have special adaptability. When swimming to...

Caperea marginata

Caperea marginata

Small right whale, dwarf whale, dwarf whale, small right whale, pygmy right whale, new right whale

Cetacea LC

Features:

The scientific name of the pygmy right whale is Caperea marginata, and its foreign name is Pygmy right whale. It feeds on small plankton. It likes to live in shallow waters and dives for a long time. It swims very slowly and is easily confused with small whales. The largest group seen is 8.Listed in...

Balaenoptera bonaerensis

Balaenoptera bonaerensis

Antarctic baleen whale, Southern minke whale

Cetacea LC

Features:One of the smallest baleen whales

Antarctic minke whale (scientific name: Balaenoptera bonaerensis) is also known as Antarctic minke whale. New mitochondrial DNA tests have found that Antarctic minke whales are independent species from minke whales. This test also determined that minke whales are the closest relatives of Antarctic m...

Eubalaena australis

Eubalaena australis

Cetacea LC

Features:The body is dark grey or black, with occasional spots on the abdomen.

Southern right whale (scientific name: Eubalaena australis) is also known as Southern right whale in foreign languages. It has no subspecies. It was described by Desmoulins in 1822, and later classified as a genus of Eubalaena by Gray in 1864. The previous classification considered the Southern righ...

Eubalaena glacialisBorowski

Eubalaena glacialisBorowski

Eubalaena glacialis Borowski

Cetacea LC

Features:Listed as one of the six whale species in the world that are in danger of extinction

The North Atlantic right whale (Scientific name: Eubalaena glacialis Borowski) is also known as the North Atlantic Right whale. Due to excessive hunting around the world, it is on the verge of extinction and has been listed as one of the six whales in danger of extinction in the world.The North Atla...

Pelea capreolus

Pelea capreolus

Gray shorthorn, Common shorthorn

Features:Only males have horns and males are very aggressive

Shorthorn (scientific name: Pelea capreolus) Grey Rhebok, Common Rhebok, Rhebok, Vaal Rhebok, no subspecies.Shorthorn is active during the day, occasionally grazing and resting, and tends to rest in the shade at noon. They form two kinds of social groups. The first consists of many females and one d...

Redunca redunca

Redunca redunca

Common reedbuck, Senegal reedbuck

Features:A ring of pale hair around the eyes, lips, jaw, and upper throat

Reedbuck (scientific name: Redunca redunca) is called Bohor Reedbuck, Common Reedbuck, Cobe de Roseaux in French and Cobe de Roseaux in German. It has 7 subspecies.Adult male reedbucks maintain territories of 0.2–0.3 km2, enforcing their boundaries through patrolling and display rather than marking...

Redunca fulvorufula

Redunca fulvorufula

Redunca fulvorufula

Features:Fur color is mostly gray-brown to gray, with dark scent glands under the ears

Mountain Reedbuck (scientific name: Redunca fulvorufula) is called Mountain Reedbuck in English, Redunca de montagne in French, Rooiribbock in Afrikaans, and Bergriedbock in German. There are three subspecies.The range size of mountain reedbuck territories ranges from 15,000-48,000 square meters. Fe...

Redunca arundinum

Redunca arundinum

Features:The fur color varies widely, from light yellow-brown to gray-brown

Southern Reedbuck (scientific name: Redunca arundinum) English Southern Reedbuck, French Redunca grande, Afrikaans Rietbok, German Grossriedbock, no subspecies.The territory of female Southern Reedbuck is 15-40 hectares. Males maintain territories that include several females. Territory demarcation...

Kobus vardonii

Kobus vardonii

Puku Waterbuck, Wadsworth's Koel

Features:Most of the fur is golden yellow, with a fuzzy white ring around each eye.

Kobus vardonii (scientific name: Puku) has two subspecies.Territory is established by male Kobus vardonii. Territory size depends on the number of territorial males in the area and the availability of suitable habitat resources. Single males form their own groups, and females tend to be seen in smal...

Kobus megaceros

Kobus megaceros

Nile waterbuck, Nile lechwe, Nile short-nosed lechwe, Nile lechwe, Nile blackbuck, Bighorn lechwe

Features:Mature males have a white "saddle" pattern on their shoulders and white markings on their face.

Nile Waterbuck (scientific name: Kobus megaceros) is also known as Nile Lechwe in English. There is no subspecies.Nile Waterbuck is a crepuscular animal, a social animal that lives in groups but has a sense of territory. It forms groups of 50-500 individuals. In a herd, three social classes are form...

Kobus leche

Kobus leche

Kobus leche

Features:The body color is mainly chestnut, with white belly, throat, mouth and outer ring of eyes.

Lechwe (scientific name: Kobus leche) is called Southern Lechwe in English, Cobe Lechwe, Lechwe in French, Cobo de Lechwe in Spanish, Rooi-lechwe in Afrikaans, and Moorantilope in German. There are 5 subspecies.Lechwes form loose mixed groups and single-sex groups of 400 or up to 1,000 individuals....

Kobus kob

Kobus kob

Kobus kob

Features:White circles around the eyes and black lines on the legs

Kobus kob (Kob in English, Grasantilope in German, Cobe de Buffon in French) has 8 subspecies.Kobus kob may migrate long distances and graze along rivers during migration. One group in southeastern Sudan traveled 150-200 km during the dry season. During these migrations, populations may reach great...

Kobus ellipsiprymnus

Kobus ellipsiprymnus

Kobus ellipsiprymnus

Features:The fur is reddish brown, darkening with age, and the horns are long, ridged, spiral-shaped, and curved backwards.

Waterbuck (scientific name: Kobus ellipsiprymnus) is called Waterbuck in English, Cobe onctueux in French, Afrikaans in Afrikaans, and Wasserbock in German. There are 13 subspecies.Waterbuck is an animal active during the day. There are generally about 30 heads in a family. After giving birth to you...

Rupicapra pyrenaica

Rupicapra pyrenaica

Rupicapra pyrenaica

Features:The throat, neck, shoulders and flanks have white markings, and both sexes have elongated horns.

Pyrenean Chamois (scientific name: Rupicapra pyrenaica) English Southern Chamois, French Isard, Spanish Rebeco meridional, Italian Camoscio meridionale, there are 3 subspecies. Pyrenean antelopes usually live in groups with their mothers until they are 2-3 years old. They l...