Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
The pygmy blue whale is the only one of the three identifiable subspecies to be found regularly in tropical waters. It occurs from the sub-Antarctic zone to the southern Indian Ocean and southwestern Pacific Ocean, breeding in the Indian and South Atlantic oceans, and travelling south to above the Antarctic to feed, [4] [7] although they very rarely cross the Antarctic Convergence.
The pygmy sperm whale has an EQ of 1.78, while the dwarf sperm whale's EQ is 1.63. [8] Kogiidae do possess spermaceti in their head like sperm whales. [13] However, kogiid spermaceti is unique as the whales are able to control its temperature. [14] Kogiidae are also homodonts, showing teeth all of the same size and shape. [15]
A thrifty study uncovers a wealth of data about one of the world's largest and most elusive species.
Kogia is a genus of toothed whales within the superfamily Physeteroidea comprising two extant and two extinct species from the Neogene: . Pygmy sperm whale, Kogia breviceps ...
Sperm whale and bottlenose whale. The sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) is the largest species of toothed whale, with adult bulls (males) growing to be about 15–18 m (49–59 ft) long, and weighing about 45–70 metric tons (44–69 long tons; 50–77 short tons). The two kogiid species are much smaller, around 2.5 to 3.5 m (8 ft 2 in to ...
“The blue whale is the largest and loudest animal on Earth.” The blue whale is the largest animal on Earth and likely the largest animal ever to have lived. While this ocean mammoth is dubbed ...
The pygmy sperm has between 20 and 32 teeth, all of which are set into the rostral part of the lower jaw. [13] Unusually, adults lack enamel due to a mutation in the enamelysin gene, [14] although enamel is present in very young individuals. [9] Pygmy whale teeth on its lower rostrum
An underwater photographer who got up close and personal with a massive blue whale says the experience left him feeling awestruck — and incredibly small. Stunning photo shows diver's close ...