Northern Bottlenose Whale
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Description
The Northern Bottlenose Whale has a distinctive bulbous head with the tube-like beak. They typically range in size from 6 m to 10 m long and weigh about 5-7 tonnes.
Newborn Northern Bottlenose Whales are usually a dark chocolatey colour with a pale underside. As they become older their backs usually retain the colour, but their sides become lighter. Both male and female adult whales have a slate grey or bluish black collar. Some of the larger mature males have pale heads.
A member of the beaked whale family, Ziphilidae.
Footprint Description
Distribution
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Habitat
Usually only found in the northern Atlantic ocean in waters with a depth over 1000m.
Diet
Behaviour
Taxonomy
Images of Tracks & Signs
Male
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Reproduction
Northern bottlenose whales are known to be a very protected species and are unlikely to abandon an injured member of their pod even if staying could jeopardise their own safety.
Scientific Name
Hyperoodon ampullatus
Female
Height
Predators
Tracks & Signs Description
Juvenile
Length
6m -10m
Weight
5-7 tonnes
Speed
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Life Span
Also Known As
Bottlehead, Steephead, Flathead, North Atlantic Bottlenosed whale
Droppings Description
Status
Did You Know?
The 'London Whale' that got stuck in the Thames river in 2005 was a Northern Bottlenose Whale