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  NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Kogiidae   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Family kogiidae largest of encyclopedia species dwarf sperm, which yes, status pygmy found stranded gt pygmy dwarf sperm.
Family kogiidae facts world species the kogiidae general, which yes, family kogiidae largest of species the kogiidae general.
Family kogiidae facts world dorsal pointed 3 4, however breviceps size small sperm dorsal pointed dwarf sperm, however beach but 1 000 gt pygmy, or 3 4.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Kogiidae   (455 words)

  
  Pygmy sperm whale   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Family kogiidae largest of encyclopedia species dwarf sperm, which yes, status pygmy found stranded gt pygmy dwarf sperm.
Family kogiidae facts world species the kogiidae general, which yes, family kogiidae largest of species the kogiidae general.
Family kogiidae facts world dorsal pointed 3 4, however breviceps size small sperm dorsal pointed dwarf sperm, however beach but 1 000 gt pygmy, or 3 4.
pygmy-sperm-whale.winkeler-mechithild.topreh.org   (1073 words)

  
 Sperm Whale
These two whales belong to the family Kogiidae.
Mead and Brownell (1993, see [6]), however, list all three species in the family Kogiidae, give the Sperm Whale the binomial name Physter catodon and dispense with the superfamily.
A worthwhile extract from Melville's Moby Dick, in which he expatiates about the naming and common lore surrounding the Sperm Whale, is hereunder reproduced:
www.tagate.com /whale_resource_center/whales_species/sperm_whale.shtml   (1374 words)

  
 Factsheets: Pygmy Sperm Whale
The head is short and supports a bulbous snout that becomes blunter with age.
The short narrow underslung mouth is characteristic of the Family Kogiidae group and in this species contains 12 to 16 pairs of teeth in the lower jaw.
The overall upper body colour is a bluish steel grey, which fades to a dull white below the head, body, flippers and flukes.
www.austmus.gov.au /factSheets/pygmy_sperm.htm   (393 words)

  
 Whale Tooth -- Recommendations and Resources   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
I chose the first option (very much arbitrarily, I confess :-) and hence I removed the indication that there is only one species in family Physeteridae.
The alternative would have been to add Kogiidae to the list (which is surely perfectly fine, but heck one has to choose one way or the other).
I thus chose option #2 (add Kogiidae to the list) in order to have a coherent taxonomy.
www.becomingapediatrician.com /health/172/whale-tooth.html   (222 words)

  
 Pictures of the dwarf sperm whale|Kogia simus facts
Nowadays the Dwarf Sperm Whale is generally classified as one of two species, along with the Pygmy Sperm Whale, in the Kogiidae family and Kogia genus, however it was not until 1966 that the two species were regard as separate and even more recently Kogiidae was regarded as a subfamily of Physeteridae.
Taxonomy Nowadays the Dwarf Sperm Whale is generally classified as one of two species, along with the Pygmy Sperm Whale, in the Kogiidae family and Kogia genus, however it was not until 1966 that the two species were regard as separate and even more recently Kogiidae was regarded as a subfamily of Physeteridae.
Pygmy and dwarf sperm whales are probably not rare, but are not common sightings, because of their offshore distribution and small group sizes.
www.thewebsiteofeverything.com /animals/mammals/Cetacea/Physeteridae/Kogia/Kogia-simus.html   (429 words)

  
 Genus Kogia or pygmy sperm whales
Pygmy and Dwarf Sperm Whales A few observations of live animals indicate that Kogia is rather sluggish and sometimes floats motionless on the surface.
Habitat: Pygmy Sperm Whales are oceanic animals, moving across and over the continental shelf to feed.
Dwarf and Pygmy sperm whales Dwarf and Pygmy sperm whales The dwarf and pygmy sperm whales are the only two extant species in the family Kogiidae, and as their name suggests they are small compared to their distant cousin the sperm whale.
www.thewebsiteofeverything.com /animals/mammals/Cetacea/Physeteridae/Kogia/index.html   (434 words)

  
 The Paleobiology Database
Kogia pusilla from the middle Pliocene of Tuscany (Taly) and a phylogenetic analysis of the family Kogiidae (Odontoceti, Cetacea).
'Kogia belongs to Kogiidae' according to G. Bianucci and W. Landini 1999
'Kogiidae belongs to Physeteroidea' according to G. Bianucci and W. Landini 1999
paleodb.org /cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=displayReference&reference_no=15063   (61 words)

  
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It is thought that it may be used to control boyancy or to direct echolocation sound beams.
The three species are so different from each other that the Dwarf and Pygmy Sperm Whales are in a seperate family,the Kogiidae.
A sperm whales diet includes squid,crustaceans, and cuttlefish with an occasional shark.Another uncommon thing for cetaceans that is in the sperm whale is this.Males will help a sick or injured female to the surface,but seldomely do the females help the males.
www.geocities.com /tromp_8/Whales.html   (828 words)

  
 Fish Genera in the Family Kogiidae | Fish Database | Practical Fishkeeping   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
To search for more information on these fish, either enter their scientific name, or select the family they belong to, then select the genus.
According to the Integrated Taxonomic Information Service there are currently 1 genera in the family Kogiidae.
Enter a keyword to search the site, or use the advanced search to search by section.
www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk /pfk/pages/browser.php?utsn=621144   (118 words)

  
 Marine Mammals > Species: Family Kogiidae (Pygmy and dwarf sperm whales)
Marine Mammals > Species: Family Kogiidae (Pygmy and dwarf sperm whales)
Family Kogiidae - Pygmy and Dwarf Sperm Whale (2 species in 1 genus)
The pygmy and dwarf sperm whales are much smaller and share only a slight resemblance to the great sperm whale.
ip30.eti.uva.nl /BIS/marine_mammals.php?selected=beschrijving&menuentry=soorten&id=20   (199 words)

  
 World's Smallest whale ever. Dwarf sperm whale Kogia simus Owen's pygmy sperm whale Odontocete Kogiidae.
Dwarf sperm whale Kogia simus Owen's pygmy sperm whale Odontocete Kogiidae.
THE LONGEST LIST OF THE LONGEST STUFF AT THE LONGEST DOMAIN NAME AT LONG LAST
The babies average a weight of 100 pounds and full grown they tip the fish scales as low as 300 pounds.
thelongestlistofthelongeststuffatthelongestdomainnameatlonglast.com /smallest19.html   (110 words)

  
 PBS - The Voyage of the Odyssey - Track the Voyage - MALDIVES
Bob Pitman immediately identified them as being dwarf sperm whales (Kogia simus).
The dwarf sperm whale and pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps) comprise their own family called Kogiidae and are the closest living relatives of the sperm whale.
Relatively common but rarely seen, or often seen but rarely identified correctly, these small, inconspicuous animals are normally found a long way from shore except around atolls like the Maldives where deep water is very close to land.
www.pbs.org /odyssey/odyssey/20040330_log_transcript.html   (1688 words)

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