Longmans Beaked Whale
Longman’s beaked whale (Indopacetus pacificus)—also called the “tropical bottlenose whale” or “Indo‑Pacific beaked whale”—is one of the least‑known beaked whales. It typically inhabits warm, deep, offshore waters in the tropical and subtropical Indian and Pacific Oceans. Because it surfaces...
Hectors Beaked Whale
Hector’s beaked whale (Mesoplodon hectori) is one of the least-known whales on Earth. It is a deep‑diving beaked whale from the cool temperate waters of the Southern Hemisphere, spending much of its life far offshore along continental slopes and deep‑ocean features. Because it surfaces briefly an...
Ginkgo-toothed Beaked Whale
The ginkgo-toothed beaked whale (Mesoplodon ginkgodens) is an elusive deep-diving toothed whale in the beaked whale family (Ziphiidae). It spends much of its life far offshore in deep water, surfacing briefly and quietly, which is why confirmed sightings at sea are uncommon. Much of what we know abo...
Cuviers Beaked Whale
Cuvier’s beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris) is one of the world’s most widespread—and most elusive—beaked whales. It is strongly associated with deep water along continental slopes and submarine canyons, where it spends much of its life far below the surface. Famous as a “deep-diving specialist...
Blainvilles Beaked Whale
Blainville's beaked whale (Mesoplodon densirostris) is a medium-sized deep-diving toothed whale in the family Ziphiidae. It is one of the best-known members of the genus Mesoplodon and is widely distributed in tropical and warm-temperate oceans worldwide. The species is particularly noted for it...
Arnouxs Beaked Whale
Arnoux's beaked whale (Berardius arnuxii) is a large beaked whale in the family Ziphiidae and one of the least-known cetaceans on the planet. It is the Southern Hemisphere counterpart of Baird's beaked whale (Berardius bairdii) in the North Pacific, and for many years scientists debated whet...
Andrews Beaked Whale
Andrews' beaked whale (Mesoplodon bowdoini) is a medium-sized, extremely poorly known beaked whale in the family Ziphiidae. It is considered one of the most mysterious whales in the world: virtually everything we know about the species comes from a few dozen stranded individuals in the Southern...