Arnouxs Beaked Whale has a bulbous melon and a spindle-shaped body. Pronounced, dolphin-like beak with front teeth visible when mouth closed. Extensively scarred body with broad, flat back....more
Blainvilles Beaked Whale is one of the oddest looking of all cetaceans. Flattened forehead and large spots all over its body, possibly made by the teeth of sharks and parasites, are also characteristic....more
The Blue Whale boasts an enormous size. Streamlined body and a long, thin head and chest; about 40 throat grooves; long ridge from just behind snout to the blowhole....more
Brydes Whale has a broad flattened tail stock with slender, relatively short flippers, prominent dorsal fin with trailing edge, sometimes notched or frayed.....more
Cuviers Beaked Whale is found stranded more often that most other beaked whales and appears to be one of the most widespread and abundant of the beaked whales...more
The Dwarf Sperm Whale appears to prefer warmer waters and seems to be especially common off the southern tip of Africa and in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico, where it occurs particularly close to shore....more
The False Killer Whale is a pelagic and widespread cetacean that favours tropical and temperate waters. The False Killer Whale is completely black, except for a grey area between the pectorals on the ventral side....more
The Fin Whale is the second largest animal on earth. Long streamlined body, and shows very little scarring. The asymmetry characteristic of a Fin Whale's head can be very extensive and, on some animals...more
The Hectors Beaked Whale has a smallish head, slight melon with distinctive crescent-shaped blowhole. Small, triangular teeth set near tip of jaw may have stalked barnacles attached...more
Humpback Whale Pods of about five to 10 may herd prey. Individuals may blow a circle of bubbles, called a 'bubble net', and then swallow the trapped zooplankton....more
The Killer Whale is at the top of the marine world's feeding chain (cephalopods, birds, fish, reptiles, and marine mammals of all sizes). When in groups, the Killer Whale attacks large cetaceans....more
Layards Beaked Whale is the largest member of the genus Mesoplodon, is a relative slender animal with a distinct forehead and a long, slender beak....more
The body of the Long-Finned Pilot Whale is long and sturdy, with a front that is more massive than the back. The peduncle is laterally compressed....more
The Minke Whale head shape and relatively unscarred skin should be sufficient to tell a Minke from most beaked whales. Sharply pointed snout. 50 - 60 throat groove...more
The Pygmy Killer Whale has a slender body, with a laterally compressed and somewhat stocky posterior half. The rounded head has a convex, elongated profile...more
Pygmy Sperm Whales are small in size, robust body with squarish head which looks conical when viewed from above with false gill behind each eye. Body may appear wrinkled. It may resemble a shark...more
The adult Short-finned Pilot Whale's body morphology is identical to that of the Long-finned Pilot Whale. The body is sturdy and long, with a predominant melon that develops with age....more
The Southern Bottlenose Whale has an extremely bulbous forehead, which is more pronounced in older animals and most distinct in adult males, in old males, the front of the forehead is almost vertical and flat....more
Trues Beaked Whale. There may be 2 forms of this species; the best-known one lives in the North Atlantic, the other is found in parts of the southern hemisphere...more
