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Longman's beaked whale
Order : Cetacea
Suborder : Odontoceti
Family : Ziphiidae
Species : Indopacetus pacificus
The Indo-pacific beaked whale, longman's beaked 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 Longman
A young / baby of a Longman is called a 'calf'. The females are called 'cow' and males 'bull'. A Longman group is called a 'gam, pod or herd'.
Facts about the Longman's beaked whale
" Reproduce this Article on a Web Site or in Print The Longman's beaked whale is the second unusual sea creature to wash up on a South African beach recently — a megamouth shark was found in Natures Valley approximately three months ago.
Longman's Beaked Whale is one of the most enigmatic of whales, which has never been identified in the flesh.
That species - Indopacetus pacificus - is known from two skull samples, one found in 1882 and the other in 1968, and from other fragmentary remains found in South Africa, the Maldives and Kenya.
Indo-Pacific Beaked Whale or Indopacetus pacificus is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Data Deficient . (Full text)
The Longman's Beaked Whale is a [CITIES-listed Endangered Species] (Full text)
The five-metre carcass of the Longman's beaked whale is the first complete specimen ever found. (Full text)
html PBS - The Voyage of the Odyssey - TRACK the Voyage: Among beaked whales, the Longman's beaked whale (Indopacetus pacificus) is one of the least known species, and is known from little more than skeletal remains . (Full text)
Longman's beaked whales are thought to live in the Pacific and Indian Oceans but are rarely seen, and scientists do not know how many there are or how long they live. (Full text)
Adult Longman's Beaked Whales are estimated to be 6-8m long. (Full text)
Longman's Beaked Whale is restricted to offshore waters of the tropical Pacific and Indian Oceans. (Full text)
Longman's beaked whale Indopacetus pacificus is the scientific name of this 19-feet Longman's beaked whale whose bones are housed at the BFAR XI Display Center in Davao City. (Full text)
Longman's Beaked Whale distribution map Distribution:Longman's Beaked Whale is one of the most enigmatic of whales, which has never been identified in the flesh. (Full text)
Longman's beaked whale is known from the skulls of two animals which stranded at Danane (01050'N, 45°03'E), Somalia, in 1955, and at Mackay (21°10'S, 149°10'E), Queensland, Australia, in 1882. (Full text)
[The] species - Indopacetus pacificus - is known from two skull samples, one found in 1882 and the other in 1968, and from other fragmentary remains found in South Africa, the Maldives and Kenya. (Full text)
Among beaked whales, the Longman's beaked whale (Indopacetus pacificus) is one of the least known species, and is known from little more than skeletal remains and a few sightings at sea. (Full text)
Longman's Beaked Whale Longman's Beaked Whale is one of the most enigmatic of whales, which has never been identified in the flesh. (Full text)