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COMMON NAME: Cuvier's Beaked Whale
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Ziphius cavirostris

SUBORDER: Odontoceti

LENGTH: 9m
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Light brown to black in colour
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Protruding lower jaw gives a beaked head shape
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Mostly solitary but occasionally found in groups of
2-3 individuals -
Rare and elusive species with only a dozen or so
recorded in the region
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