Shepherd’s beaked whale
Tasmacetus shepherdi
ok. 6,6 mAdult individual
total length
total length
wzdłuż osi ciała · od pyska do końca ogonaMeasurement: side
- Mass
- około 2–2,7 tonyDorosłe osobniki
Shepherd’s beaked whale — size comparison
Shepherd’s beaked whale is a rarely observed cetacean of cool Southern Hemisphere waters. It has an elongated beak and irregular paler flank streaks. Its dentit
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Length
wzdłuż osi ciała · od pyska do końca ogonaScale for the stated dimensions · each animal is labelled
Total lengthScale in m
02468
approx. 6.6 m
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Shepherd’s beaked whale — size comparison — facts and sources
Shepherd’s beaked whale is a rarely observed cetacean of cool Southern Hemisphere waters. It has an elongated beak and irregular paler flank streaks. Its dentition is distinctive: functional teeth occur in both upper and lower jaws in both sexes.
It hunts bottom-dwelling fish, squid and crabs during deep dives. Much knowledge comes from stranded specimens. Social life, movements and reproduction are considerably less well documented than body structure.