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Berardius
mammal genus
Also known as: four-toothed beaked whale, giant bottlenosed whale
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bottlenose whales
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minimus) are commonly called giant bottlenose whales. (A genetic study of the gray and black forms of Baird’s beaked whale performed in 2016 revealed that the darker form was distinct enough from the gray form to be considered a unique species.) The two named species are the largest beaked…
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classification
- In beaked whale: Paleontology and classification
Genus Berardius (giant beaked, or giant bottlenose, whales) 3 species, 2 of the northern Pacific and 1 of far southern seas and around Antarctica. Genus Hyperoodon (bottlenose whales) 2 species, 1 primarily of the North Atlantic and the other of far southern seas and
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