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Stejneger's Beaked Whale
Stejneger's beaked whales, sometimes known as the "Bering Sea beaked whale" or "saber-toothed whale," are little known members of the beaked whale family (Ziphiidae). Learn more about the Stejneger's beaked whale.
Longman's Beaked Whale
Longman's beaked whales, sometimes known as "tropical bottlenose whales" or "Indo-Pacific beaked whales," are one of the rarest and least known members of the beaked whale family. Learn more about the Longman's beaked whale.
Cuvier's Beaked Whale
Cuvier's beaked whales, sometimes called "goose-beaked whales," are members of the beaked whale family. They are one of the most frequently sighted species of beaked whales in the world. Learn more about Cuvier's beaked whale.
Sowerby's Beaked Whale
Sowerby's beaked whales, sometimes known as the "North Atlantic beaked whale," are little known members of the beaked whale family, Ziphiidae. Learn more about the Sowerby's beaked whale species.
Gervais' Beaked Whale
Gervais' beaked whales are little known members of the beaked whale family, Ziphiidae. Learn more about the Gervais' beaked whale.
True's Beaked Whale
True's beaked whales are little known members of the beaked whale family, Ziphiidae. Learn more about the True's beaked whale.
Baird’s Beaked Whale
Baird's beaked whales, sometimes called giant bottlenose whales, are the largest members of the beaked whale family. They are named after renowned naturalist, Spencer F. Baird. Learn more about Baird's beaked whales.
Blainville's Beaked Whale
Blainville's beaked whales are little-known members of the beaked whale family, Ziphiidae. Sometimes known as the "dense-beaked whale," this species lives in tropical to temperate waters worldwide. Learn more about Blainville's beaked whales.
Killer Whale and Beaked Whale Posters
Art-Science Collaboration Celebrates the Diversity of Killer Whales and Beaked Whales from Around the World
Beaked Whale Cruise a Success Despite a Hurricane
Team studies elusive and little known True’s beaked whale
Geographic Distribution of the Cross Seamount Beaked Whale Based on Acoustic Detections
The foraging behavior of Cross Seamount beaked whales appears to be unique among all beaked whales.
Scientists Eavesdrop on Little-Known Beaked Whales to Learn How Deeply They Dive
Scientists have reported the first dive depths for Gervais' and True's beaked whales, two of the least known beaked whale species known as mesoplodonts.
HICEAS Hilite: Close Encounters of the Rare Kind - The Longman’s Beaked Whale aka Indopacetus
Indopacetus pacificus, or the Longman’s beaked whale, is one of the most rarely seen species of beaked whale.
What Caused the Largest Known Mass Stranding of Stejneger’s Beaked Whales?
New scientific article is the first comprehensive paper on this elusive, deep-diving species, Stejneger’s beaked whale.
Technology Helps Unlock the World of Beaked Whales
Smithsonian Institution mammal curator Frederick W. True first identified the beaked whale species named for him in 1913. Only recently has enough information been available to identify them on sight. Technology is changing that.