kurotsuchikujira
mammal
Also known as: Berardius minimus, black Baird’s beaked whale
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bottlenose whales
- In bottlenose whale
bairdii), and the kurotsuchikujira (the black Baird’s beaked whale, B. 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…
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