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Dwarf Sperm Whale

Kogia sima

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Hawaii.January 20, February 17, March 20, April 12, May 10, June 9, July 13, August 10, September 11, October 13, November 14, December 19.
United States447
Hawaii168
North Carolina70
Virginia29
Georgia23
Texas18
South Carolina10
South Africa8
Western Cape8
Massachusetts6

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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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