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This means their feeding techniques and preferred foods are different from the Mysticeti. There are over 80 species of odontocete, from the huge sperm whale to tiny, dog-sized porpoises. Dolphins, ...

Beaked whales are among the most mysterious marine mammals in the world. Because they are rarely seen and disappear underwater for long stretches of time, little is known about their behavior and life ...

A tragic incident has unfolded in Hartenbos in Mossel Bay, where two beaked whales were found stranded on the shore.

A rare whale species has finally made its cinematic debut. Science students captured two True's beaked whales on camera during an expedition in Portugal's Azores Islands. Their video is the first ...

In September 2002, 14 beaked whales washed ashore in the Canary Islands bleeding from the ears. All eventually died. A post-mortem examination revealed that the whales showed signs of ...

Beaked whales can dive 2,000 metres below the ocean's surface. Why and how do they do it? Around 2,000 metres below the surface, the water is freezing, black and seemingly impenetrable. No light ...

A potentially fatal virus that was previously only found in a Longman’s beaked whale stranded on Maui in 2010 has now been discovered in 10 whale and dolphin host species across the Pacific.