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Giant Beaked Whales
Berardius
Giant beaked whales are three species of beaked whales in the genus Berardius: Arnoux's beaked whale (Berardius arnuxii) in cold Southern Hemisphere waters, and Baird's beaked whale (Berardius bairdii) in the cold temperate waters of the North Pacific. An as yet unnamed third species was described in 2016. They are the largest of the beaked whales, growing up to 10–12 m in length. Lifespan estimates, based on earwax plug samples, indicate these whales can live up...
3 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 3 known species
Baird's Beaked Whale
speciesBerardius bairdii
Arnoux's Beaked Whale
speciesBerardius arnuxii
Least Beaked Whale
speciesBerardius minimus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 41424.