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The Cuvier’s beaked whale, aka goose-beaked whale or ziphius, the most widely distributed of the beaked whales, is smaller than most baleen whales, and the larger toothed cetaceans; like sperm whales or orcas. Even though they have an incredible dive depth, they are the most frequently-spotted beaked whales when they […]

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The short-finned pilot whale belongs to the genus Globicephala, which it shares with the long-finned pilot whale. They aren’t actually whales at all. These cetaceans are actually dolphins. Sadly, they have been exploited for centuries in the western North Pacific. They currently face the threats of overfishing and over harvesting; […]

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The Blainville’s beaked whale, aka dense-beaked whale, is thought to be the widest ranging of the mesoplodont whales (toothed whales). They dwell in tropical and warm waters in all the world’s oceans. These whales face the threats of overfishing; over harvesting; water pollution; microplastics pollution; noise pollution, that causes disorientation […]

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The Sowerby’s beaked whale, aka North Atlantic beaked whale or North Sea beaked whale, hales from the North Atlantic Ocean and can be spotted, with luck, off the shores of North America, Europe, and Africa. These whales face the threats of overfishing; bycatch (getting caught or tangled in long-lines or […]

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The long-finned pilot whale, aka pothead whale, is actually a large species of dolphin so named for their unusually long pectoral fins. They are found in the North Atlantic as well as the Southern Hemisphere. These dolphins face the threats of overfishing and over harvesting for food and other products; […]

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The Perrin’s beaked whale is a shy member of the toothed whale suborder. There are over 20 species of beaked whales recognized to date. These whales face the threats of overfishing and subsequent bycatch (getting caught in gill nets and long lines, which can cause drownings); pollution in the form […]

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The Gervais’ beaked whale, aka Antillean beaked whale, European beaked whale, or Gulf Stream beaked whale, is the most often stranded mesoplodont whale. Unfortunately, these small whales face the threats of overfishing; climate change that affects their food source; and pollution, including agricultural waste, fuel leaks, and especially plastics and […]

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The pygmy killer whale isn’t actually a whale at all, but a species of dolphin, like other killer whales (orca). These critters are the smallest cetacean species with the word “whale” in its common name. Even though they face the threats of overfishing, pollution, and potentially climate change, these cetaceans […]

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The dwarf sperm whale can be found throughout all of the world’s oceans, preferring deeper tropical and temperate waters. These critters are related to the pygmy sperm whale. Even though these diminutive whales are subjected to overfishing, pollution, and climate change, they are still abundant enough to earn the listing […]

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The bowhead whale, aka bowhead, Arctic whale, black right whale, Greenland right whale, steeple-top, polar whale, or Russian whale, can be found in the Arctic and subarctic oceans. There they spend their entire lives, unlike other whales that migrate to warmer waters to birth their young. With a population of […]

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