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Pygmy Sperm Whale

Kogia breviceps

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 17, February 15, March 16, April 19, May 19, June 14, July 12, August 12, September 15, October 16, November 20, December 15.
United States1,217
California190
North Carolina145
Georgia124
South Carolina79
Virginia70
Maryland41
New Jersey34
New York33
Texas23

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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
FamilyDwarf and Pygmy Sperm Whales · Kogiidae
GenusDwarf and Pygmy Sperm Whales · Kogia

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