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Cuvier's Beaked Whale

Ziphius cavirostris

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Hawaii.January 22, February 19, March 23, April 14, May 11, June 10, July 15, August 11, September 12, October 15, November 15, December 22.
United States544
Hawaii189
California177
Canada39
Virginia28
British Columbia24
North Carolina17
Oregon15
South Carolina15
Massachusetts9

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterChecked by the maintainer
  • EcholocationUses sonar to navigate and huntChecked by the maintainer

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassMammals · Mammalia
OrderEven-toed Ungulates and Cetaceans · Artiodactyla
FamilyBeaked Whales · Ziphiidae
GenusGoose-beaked Whales · Ziphius

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