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COMMON NAME: Cuvier's Beaked Whale

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Ziphius cavirostris

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SUBORDER: Odontoceti

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LENGTH: 9m

  • Light brown to black in colour

  • Protruding lower jaw gives a beaked head shape

  • 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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