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Baird’s beaked whale

Berardius bairdii

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Baird’s beaked whale

Berardius bairdii

LENGTH Up to 13 m / 40 ft

DORSAL FIN Small, triangular and very far back on body

APPEARANCE Dark brown with irregular white patches on the belly; long rostrum (beak) and bulging forehead

Photos by J. Ford and A. Morton. Illustrations by A. Denbigh, not to scale.

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