Toothed Whales

Scientific Name: Globicephala melasOther Names: Pothead Whale, Atlantic Pilot Whale, Longfin Pilot Whale, Caaing Whale The Long-Finned Pilot Whale remains an abundant species, despite having been hunted quite extensively in times past....

cientific Name: Feresa attenuataOther Names: Slender Blackfish, Slender Pilot Whale Although the Pygmy Killer Whale is, technically, found in tropical and subtropical waters around the world, it is rarely seen in the...

Scientific Name: Hyperoodon ampullatusOther Names: Steephead, North Atlantic Bottlenosed Whale, Flathead, Bottlehead The Northern Bottlenose Whale is distinctive for its colouring and characteristic beak shape. Because it is curious and will easily...

Scientific Name: Mesoplodon peruvianusOther Names: Lesser Beaked Whale, Peruvian Beaked Whale Because fewer than 20 specimens of the Lesser Beaked Whale have been found, and a very limited number of sightings have...

Other Names: Lesser Sperm Whale, Lesser Cachalot, Short-headed Sperm Whale The Pygmy Sperm Whale, very similar to the Dwarf Sperm Whale in appearances, is seldom seen as it prefers living in the...

Scientific Name: Mesoplodon stejnegeriOther Names: North Pacific Beaked Whale, Sabre-toothed Beaked Whale, Bering Sea Beaked Whale The mysterious Stejneger’s Beaked Whale is rarely seen alive. In addition to having a limited distribution,...