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Some facts about the
Bryde's whale
Adult weight : 16000 kg (35200 lbs)
Maximum longevity : 72 years
Female maturity :3104 days
Male maturity : 3104 days
Gestation : 376 days
Weaning : 274 days
Litter size : 1
Litters per year : 1
Weight at birth : 1000 kg (2200 lbs)
Bryde's whale
Order : Cetacea
Suborder : Mysticeti
Family : Balaenopteridae
Species : Balaenoptera edeni
The Bryde's whale (Balaenoptera edeni) is the least known and the more unusual of the family Balaenoptiidae (Rorquals, whales with throat grooves). They are deep divers, and are seldom seen in groups. Their diet consists of pilchard, mackerel, herring, anchovies, shrimp,crabs, and lobsters and sometimes octopus, squid, and cuttlefish. They are the second smallest of the rorquals (12 meters on average), the Minke Whale being the smallest (about 8.5 meters). Brydes whales have two blow holes on top of their head. As of 1986, they are a protected species worldwide and currently not endangered.
The Bryde's whale, common bryde's whale, pygmy bryde's whale, tropical whale is listed as Data Deficient (DD), inadequate information to make a direct, or indirect, assessment of its risk of extinction, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the Bryde
A young / baby of a Bryde is called a 'calf'. The females are called 'cow' and males 'bull'. A Bryde group is called a 'gam, pod or herd'.Countries
Angola, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, China, Fiji, French Polynesia, Grenada, Indonesia, Iraq, Japan, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mexico, Mozambique, New Zealand, Pakistan, Peru, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tanzania and United States
Facts about the Bryde's whale
A more detailed taxonomical classification of Bryde's Whale is given at the bottom.
Behaviour: Bryde's Whales are not gregarious in manner and either swim alone or in pairs.
However, the Bryde's Whale is generally shorter, stocky and slender, with a well-defined dorsal fin set two-thirds back down the body.
Bryde's whale is found throughout http://animaldiversity. (Full text)
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The Bryde's Whale is a [CITIES-listed Endangered Species] (Full text)
A feature, unique to the Bryde's whale is the presence of 2 lateral ridges that run from the tip of the snout to the blowholes, one on each side of the median ridge that is common to all rorqual whales. (Full text)
Bryde's whale is found throughout the world, primarily in warm temperate and sub-tropical waters. (Full text)
Bryde's whales are named after Johan Bryde, who initiated the South African whaling station where Bryde's whales were first described. (Full text)
The Bryde's whale is smaller, and the adult male measures 12. (Full text)
Bryde’s Whales are the least-known and in many ways the most unusual of the rorquals. (Full text)
The Pygmy Bryde's Whale, Balaenoptera edeni, is found in coastal waters of the eastern Indian and western Pacific oceans. (Full text)
Bryde's Whales are very similar in appearance to Sei Whales and almost as large, and were not described until 1878 from a stranded specimen on the coast of Burma, which was given the name Balaenoptera edeni. (Full text)
The Pygmy Bryde's Whale (still often called Eden's Whale, Balaenoptera edeni), is found in coastal waters of the eastern Indian and western Pacific oceans. (Full text)
Description & Fascinating Facts Whales in the NewsThe Bryde's Whale, Balaenoptera edeni, is commonly called the Tropical Whale and like all Rorquals (Family Balaenopteridae, the family that includes the Blue whale, Bryde's whale, (Full text)
Bryde’s whales are the second smallest of rorquals and only average 12. (Full text)
Discovering Whales - The Bryde's Whale The Bryde's Whale (Balaenoptera edeni) The Bryde's whale is a baleen whale and is unique in having 3 longitudinal ridges on its head, forward of the blowhole, while all other rorquals have just one. (Full text)
Bryde's Whale is more commonly known as the Tropical Whale. (Full text)
General Notes: Bryde’s whale is a very unfortunate and misunderstood creature. (Full text)