eventually granted protection, with a population of 90,000 animals all whaling has been established, and the greate, Steno bredanensis (Rough-toothed dolphin), Sousa chinensis (Indo-Pacific hump-backed dolphin), Sousa teuszii (Atlantic hump-backed dolphin), Stenella attenuata (Pantropical spotted dolphin), Stenella clymene (Atlantic spinner dolphin), Stenella frontalis (Atlantic spotted dolphin), Delphinus capensis (Long-beaked common dolphin), Delphinus delphis (Short-beaked common dolphin), Lissodelphis borealis (Northern right whale dolphin), Lissodelphis peronii (Southern right whale dolphin), Lagenorhynchus acutus (Atlantic white-sided dolphin), Lagenorhynchus albirostris (White-beaked dolphin), Lagenorhynchus australis (Peale's dolphin), Lagenorhynchus cruciger (Hourglass dolphin), Lagenorhynchus obliquidens (Pacific white-sided dolphin), Cephalorhynchus commersoni (Commerson's dolphin), Cephalorhynchus eutropia (Chilean dolphin), Cephalorhynchus heavsidii (Heaviside's dolphin), Cephalorhynchus hectori (Hector's dolphin), Orcaella brevirostris (Irrawaddy River dolphin), Peponocephala electra (Melon-headed whale), Pseudorca crassidens (False killer whale), Globicephela macrorhynchus (Short-finned pilot whale), Globicephala melas (Long-finned pilot whale), Phocoena sinus (Vaquita or Gulf porpoise), Phocoena spinipinnis (Burmeister's porpoise), Neophocaena phocaenoides (Finless porpoise), Asmacetus shepherdi (Shepherd's beaked whale), Berardius arnuxii (Arnoux's beaked whale), Indopacetus pacificus (Indo-Pacific beaked whale), Mesoplodon bidens (Sowerby's beaked whale), Mesoplodon bowdoini (Andrew's beaked whale), Mesoplodon carlhubbsi (Hubb's beaked whale), Mesoplodon desirostris (Blainville's beaked whale), Mesoplodon europaeus (Gervais' beaked whale), Mesoplodon ginkgodens (Ginkgo-toothed beaked whale), Mesoplodon hectori (Hector's beaked whale), Mesoplodon layardii (Strap-toothed whale), Mesoplodon stejnegeri (Stejneger's beaked whale), Ziphius cavirostris (Cuvier's beaked whale), Hyperoodon ampullatus (Northern bottlenose whale), Hyperoodon planifrons (Southern bottlenose whale), Pontoporia blainvillei (La Plata dolphin), Platanista gangetica (Ganges River dolphin), Eubalaena glacialis (Northern right whale), Eubalaena australis (Southern right whale), Arctocephalus australis (South American fur seal), Arctocephalus forsteri (New Zealand fur seal), Arctocephalus galapagoensis (Galapagos fur seal), Arctocephalus gazella (Antarctic fur seal), Arctocephalus philippii (Juan Fernandez fur seal), Arctocephalus pusillus (Afro-Australian or Cape fur seal ), Arctocephalus townsendi (Guadalupe fur seal), Arctocephalus tropicalis (Subantarctic fur seal), Zalophus californianus (California sea lion), Eumetopisa iubatus (Steller's or Northern sea lion), Phocarctos hookeri (New Zealand or Hooker's sea lion), Monachus monachus (Mediterranean monk seal), Monachus schauinslandu (Hawaiian monk seal), Monachus tropicalis (Caribbean monk seal (extinct)), Mirounga angustirostris (Northern elephant seal), Mirounga leonina (Southern elephant seal), Hydrodamalis gigas (Steller's sea cow (extinct)), Trichechus senegalensis (West African manatee).
), ( Bryde's whales were
63 ), ( Whereas many larger whales, such as sperm, humpback and blue whales, lift their tails clear of the surface as they dive, Bryde’s whales never do.
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varies in size and color, with some appearing remarkably similar to
are about 13ft in length, weighing 2,000lbs at birth.
According to an estimate only 5,000 - 10,000 blue whales left in world; Why is it coming to Indian coast?
The word "rorqual" means "tube whale or furrowed edeni, means "Eden". prey, the pleats of its lower jaw expand to contain the large volume
24 fin whales and sei whales. They occur in Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans. Bryde's whale leads a solitary life.
The long and slender bodies of Brydes whales are a smoky blue-grey colour and often marbled with scars caused by parasites and cookie-cutter sharks. A moratorium on