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Northern Bottlenose Whale
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Northern Bottlenose Whale Description |
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The head
is the predominant feature of this species; in females
and young, it is rounded but not particularly defined
from the beak. In males, however, the front surface
is flat and it overhangs the beak, becoming more and
more bluff with the onset of old age. The bottle-like
beak is moderately long, whilst the dorsal fin has a
prominant, pointed peak. There are two teeth on the
lower jaw, and sometimes another pair can be found just
behind these. The body colour is brown to grey, with
the dorsal fin being darker and the melon and face lighter.
The skin can appear to have a mottled appearance, and
in old males, the facial regions can turn white. Males
reach a maximum size of 9.8m, with females measuring
about 8.7m in length. |
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