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Northern bottlenose whale

Order : Cetacea
Suborder : Odontoceti
Family : Ziphiidae
Species : Hyperoodon ampullatus

A Northern bottlenosed whale (Hyperoodon ampullatus) is swimming in the Thames. See the video here. Usually, whales don't swim up rivers except when they are sick. However, vet experts have said it doesn't seem to be ill. Rescuers in boats are trying to keep it away from the Thames's banks, on which it would likely strand when coming to close. Northern bottlenosed whales weigh around seven tonnes usually, so this will complicate things even more when trying to rescue the whale. There is just no way to gently guide it in a certain direction. If it wants to swim in another direction, it will. Other strange animals spotted in the Thames over the years include dolphins, porpoises and seals.

Update: Unfortunately, despite rescue attempts the whale has died...

Range map of the Northern bottlenosed whale under GNU Free Documentation License

Resources:
Article on the bbc, including video
Wikipedia on the Northern bottlenosed whale

Facts about the northern bottlenose whale

Bottlehead or Hyperoodon ampullatus is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Lower Risk/Conservation Dependent . (Full text)

Apr 23, 2004The northern bottlenose whale is one of 91 species that have been recommended for protection by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada . (Full text)

[edit] Population and distribution The Northern Bottlenose Whale is endemic to the North Atlantic Ocean and occurs in cool and subarctic waters. (Full text)

Northern Bottle-nosed Whale The Northern Bottle-nosed Whale, Hyperoodon ampullatus, is also a deep water species. (Full text)

htm ) The Northern Bottlenose Whale is only found in the northern North Atlantic, entering the North Sea regularly and sometimes straying as far south as the Azores or the Mediterranean. (Full text)

Northern bottlenose whales are appropriately named; they have a tube-like snout that is distinct from the melon. (Full text)

Abstract The Northern Bottlenose Whale, Hyperoodon ampullatus, is a deep- diving, medium-sized teuthophage endemic in the North Atlantic Ocean. (Full text)

The humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) is considered threatened in the Pacific, and the northern bottlenose whale (Hyperoodon ampullatus) is listed as vulnerable. (Full text)

The northern bottlenose whale, Hyperoodon ampullatus, is named for its short snout: ampullatus means "provided with a flask or bottle". (Full text)

The Northern Bottlenose Whale is only found in the northern North Atlantic, entering the North Sea regularly and sometimes straying as far south as the Azores or the Mediterranean. (Full text)

The migrations of northern bottlenose whales are poorly documented, but it appears that they migrate northwards to sub-arctic (Full text)

Northern bottlenose whales are known as one of the friendliest species of whales, often coming up to boats that sail into their habitat. (Full text)

The Bottlenose whale (Hyperoodon ampullatus) is found in Arctic seas and along North Atlantic Coasts. (Full text)

Population and distribution The Northern Bottlenose Whale is endemic to the North Atlantic Ocean and occurs in cool and subarctic waters. (Full text)

The northern bottlenose whale (Hyperoodon ampullatus) is a threatened species found within the Sable Island Gully (Whitehead et al. (Full text)

The Northern Bottlenose Whale (Hyperoodon ampullatus) is ten feet long at birth, and continues to grow in size until age 20, reaching up to 30 feet. (Full text)

The conservation status of the Northern Bottlenose Whale is insufficiently known to science. (Full text)