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beaked Beaked whales, family Ziphiidea, are among the most primitive of whales and the least known of all cetaceans (Encyclopedia of Mammals 1984). Beaked whales also have small dorsal fins which are set back far on the body, 55-65% of the distance from the rostrum to the tail. The one beaked whale exception to this rule is the Shepherd's. kingfish.coastal.edu /marine/375/beaked.html   (845 words)

Longman's Beaked Whale - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Longman’s Beaked Whale (Indopacetus pacificus), also known as the Indo-Pacific Beaked Whale and the Tropical Bottlenose Whale, was considered to be the world’s rarest cetacean until recently, but the Spade Toothed Whale now holds that position. A whale washed up near Danae, Somalia in 1955 was processed into fertilizer with only the skull remaining, and biologist Joseph C. Moore used it to effectively demonstrate that it was a unique species. The female specimen from the Maldives was 6 meters (20 feet) in length with a 1 meter (3 foot) fetus, and the Japanese female was 6.5 meters (22 feet) in length. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Longman's_Beaked_Whale   (1056 words)

Mesoplodont whale - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Longman's Beaked Whale (also known as the Indo-Pacific Beaked Whale) is also sometimes classed in the Mesoplodon genus. Beaked whales are typically medium to large sized for toothed whales, 3 to 6 meters in length, but diminutive when compared with Bottlenose Whales and Giant Beaked Whales. Gray's Beaked Whale is the exception and has numerous small and possibly functional teeth in the lower jaw. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mesoplodont_whale   (462 words)

Beaked Whales Beaked whales feed on deep ocean fish and cephalopods, diving to extremely deep depths to hunt for their prey. Arnoux's beaked whale inhabits the ocean waters of the Antarctic pack ice, the South Pacific, southern Indian Ocean, and South Atlantic. Baird's beaked whale is found in the throughout the northern Pacific, as far north as the Bering Sea and as far south as Baja California. www2.canisius.edu /~noonan/cac_marine_mammals/beaked_whales.htm   (2503 words)

Toothed whale - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Toothed whales have a single blowhole on the top of the head (while the baleen whales possess two of them). Toothed whales have an organ called the melon on their head, which is used as a lens to focus their sound waves. While small whales like the Pilot Whale today are still being pursued, the main threat for most species is accidental capture in fishing nets. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Toothed_whale   (491 words)

CMS: Indopacetus pacificus, Indo-Pacific whale, Longman's beaked whale In 1980, 2 light grey whales were seen by experienced observers near the Seychelles, in the Indian Ocean: one was estimated at 7.5 m and the other at 4.6 m; both had elongated beaks and broad flukes with straight trailing edges (Carwardine, 1995). Longman's beaked whale is known from the skulls of two animals which stranded at Danane (01050'N, 45°03'E), Somalia, in 1955, and at Mackay (21°10'S, 149°10'E), Queensland, Australia, in 1882. - Mead JG (1989) Beaked whales of the genus Mesoplodon. www.cms.int /reports/small_cetaceans/data/I_pacificus/i_pacificus.htm   (680 words)

Factsheets - Longman's Beaked Whale Longman's Beaked Whales have been seen at sea in tight groups of 5-20 animals, and sometimes up to 100 animals; pods appear to be close-knit and cohesive. Longman's Beaked Whale is restricted to offshore waters of the tropical Pacific and Indian Oceans. Nothing is known about the diet of Longman's Beaked Whales, although, based on the examination of the stomach contents of other species, they probably feed on deep-sea fish, squid and possibly crustaceans and echinoderms (sea urchins and starfish) found on the sea floor. www.amonline.net.au /factsheets/longmans_beaked.htm   (923 words)

Whale Information Whales are the largest species of exclusively aquatic placental mammals, members of the order Cetacea, which also includes dolphins and porpoises. The precise ancestry of whales is still obscure, as there is no commonly agreed succession, but they are thought to have evolved from a group of carnivorous artiodactyla (even-toed hoofed animals). The whales' adaptions to a fully aquatic life are quite conspiciuous: The body is fusiform, resembling that of a fish. www.junglewalk.com /info/whale-information.htm   (707 words)

Cetaceans   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-01) The baleen whales are filter feeders which sieve food from the seawater with baleen; hair-fringed plates made from keratin (the same material as fingernails are made from). The minke whale is the most common of the baleen whales in the Moray Firth, although other species have been recorded in these waters including the fin whale, Sei whale and, for the first time in 2001, the humpback whale. This group contains: the beaked whales (Ziphiidae), the freshwater river dolphins; beluga whales and narwhal (Monodontidae); dolphin species (Delphinidae); the porpoises (Phocoenidae); and the sperm and pygmy sperm whales (Physeteridae and Kogiidae). arpit.50webs.com /html/cetaceans.html   (274 words)

Species Profiles — OBIS-SEAMAP Longman’s beaked whales have somewhat steep, bulging foreheads and tube-like beaks, sometimes with a crease between the melon and beak. As in most other beaked whales, the dorsal fin is located behind the midpoint of the back, but it is larger than in other beaked whales. This is a relatively large beaked whale; size estimates have been in the range of 4-9 m. seamap.env.duke.edu /species/tsn/180502   (639 words)

TrueAuthority.com - Cryptozoology - Giant Squid Consider the Indo-Pacific beaked whale (Indopacetus pacificus), an air-breathing mammal that has never been seen in the flesh and is known only from two skulls found on the beach, one in Somalia and the other in Queensland. Sperm whales, thought to be the mortal enemy of the Giant Squid, have been found with sucker scars on their skin, indicating a battle with squids reaching to lengths of up to 100 feet. Other whales have been found with tentacles in their stomach that are terrifyingly long, once again indicating an extremely large squid. www.trueauthority.com /cryptozoology/squid.htm   (1597 words)

Mindanao » Blog Archive » Whale shark sighting seens as indicator of improving Davao Gulf Davao City (21 April) — The sightings of whale sharks along the seas in Buhisan, Davao City are an indicator of an improved environmental condition of the Davao Gulf. He said other areas along the Davao Gulf also had sightings of the whales and dolphins and they had given instructions to the local government units to document it so necessary programs could be introduced in the area especially related to tourism. In a summary of area profile released by DGMC it said that three species of whales are new record of the gulf and these are the killer whale. www.mindanao.com /blog/?p=1065   (572 words)

Longman's Beaked Whales The whale died shortly after swimming aground on the coast in the southern prefecture of Kagoshima. The shape of the skeleton and its skull closely resemble remains of other Longman's beaked whales preserved overseas, and results of DNA testing matched those of a specimen at the University of Auckland in New Zealand, the National Science Museum said in a statement. Longman's beaked whales, also known as Indo-Pacific beaked whales, have long beak-shaped mouths and resemble elongated dolphins. www.seasabres.com /\Longmanwhale.htm   (303 words)

BBC - Science & Nature - Wildfacts - Indo-Pacific beaked whale, Longman's beaked whale Indo-Pacific beaked whales have a body length of 5-5.5m, a flat head, a moderately long beak, and a distinctive dorsal fin, which is low, wide-based and triangular. The distribution of Indo-Pacific beaked whales is not known, although skulls have been found on Queensland and Somalia. Indo-Pacific beaked whales are classified as Data Deficient by the 2000 Red List. www.bbc.co.uk /nature/wildfacts/factfiles/109.shtml   (149 words)

Saving Whales   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-01) Longman's Beaked Whale is one of the most enigmatic of whales, which has never been identified in the flesh. In 1926 - some forty-four years after the first skull was found - he gave it the name pacificus, in order to distinguish it from the latter, which was only known by three specimens at the time. The skull of this cetacean has forward-pointing teeth from the tip of the lower jaw, a characteristic shared with Cuvier's Beaked Whale and the two Bottlenose Whales. www.savingwhales.org /info.php?show=30   (211 words)

WWF - Whale and dolphin hotspot identified in The Philippines WWF - Whale and dolphin hotspot identified in The Philippines Whale and dolphin hotspot identified in The Philippines The team confirmed the presence of at least ten whale and dolphin species: sperm whale, dwarf sperm whale, Fraser’s dolphin, Risso’s dolphin, short-finned pilot whale, killer whale, long-snouted spinner dolphin, Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin, Cuvier’s beaked whale, and the least known of all marine mammals, the Indo-Pacific beaked whale (Indopacetus pacificus). www.panda.org /news_facts/newsroom/news/index.cfm?uNewsID=11984   (290 words)

Aquatic Mammal Taxonomy (Cetacea) The Whale Museum - Educates the public on whales and marine ecosystems. The Whale Project - Sculptures along the migratory path of gray whales. Whale Watching Operators Association Northwest - Commercial whale-watching companies in the Pacific Northwest. ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/SNethercott/Cetacea.html   (764 words)

[No title] The taxonomy of whales and dolphins is still subject to change. A number of species are endangered: the Indus river dolphin, the baiji (there are only about 100 left), the vaquita, the northern right whale and the blue whale. These are: the Ganges river dolphin, the boto, the bowhead, the southern right whale, the sei whale, the fin whale and the humpback whale. www.faqs.org /ftp/faqs/animals/dolphin-faq/part02   (834 words)

BEOLINGUS: Deutsch <-> Englisches Wörterbuch / Dictionary - TU Chemnitz Baird's beaked whale; northern giant bottlenose whale; North Pacific bottlenose whale; giant four-toothed whale (Berardius bairdii) Longman's beaked whale; Pacific beaked whale; Indo-Pacific beaked whale (Mesoplodon pacificus) Stejneger's beaked whale; sabre-toothed beaked whale; Bering Sea beaked whale; North Pacific beaked whale (Mesoplodon stejnegeri) dict.tu-chemnitz.de /dings.cgi?...&noframes=1&service=&query=pacific   (127 words)

ASK Archive 1998: Tasman Beaked Whale]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-01) Garrett: My question is: What's the most info we have on the Tasman Beaked Whale [Indo-Pacific Beaked Whale]? I am not familiar with any new sightings or skulls of the Tasman Beaked Whale. I find it intriguing that there are no reports of sightings of live specimens of that species. whale.wheelock.edu /archives/ask98/0019.html   (83 words)

Annotated List of the Marine Mammals of the World North Atlantic Bottlenosed Whale or Flathead or Bottlehead or Steephead Also known as Gulf Stream Beaked Whale or European Beaked Whale or Antillean Beaked Whale. Also known as Saber-toothed Beaked Whale or Bering Sea Beaked Whale or North Pacific Beaked Whale. www.oceanwanderers.com /Mammals.html   (918 words)

Indo Pacific Beaked Whale : on Medical Dictionary Online Indo Pacific Beaked Whale : on Medical Dictionary Online In the past, they were commercially valued for whale oil, for their flesh as human food and in animal feed and fertilizer, and for baleen. The sperm whale produces AMBERGRIS, an intestinal secretion used in perfumery. www.online-medical-dictionary.org /?q=Indo+Pacific+Beaked+Whale   (144 words)

Find in a Library: The book of whales Find in a Library: The book of whales To find this item in a library, enter a postal code, state, province, or country in the field above. WorldCat is provided by OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. on behalf of its member libraries. www.worldcatlibraries.org /wcpa/ow/d12bee103ed8f8f1.html   (43 words)

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