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Shepherd's beaked whale
Order : Cetacea
Suborder : Odontoceti
Family : Ziphiidae
Genus : Tasmacetus
Facts about the genus Tasmacetus, the Shepherd's beaked whale
Only 27 specimens of the Shepherd's Beaked whale are known.
Rows of sturdy functional teeth in both jaws suggest that Tasmacetus is more piscivorous than other ziphiids.
Shepherd's Beaked Whale is a little-known, and little-seen, species.
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CETACEA: Tasmacetus shepherdi (Shepherd's Beaked Whale): Shepherd's Beaked Whale is a little-known, and little-seen, species. (Full text)
htm CETACEA: Tasmacetus shepherdi (Shepherd's Beaked Whale): Shepherd's Beaked Whale is a little-known, and little-seen, species. (Full text)
The behaviour of Shepherd's beaked whale is unknown. (Full text)
Shepherd's Beaked Whale distribution map Distribution:Shepherd's Beaked Whale is a little-known, and little-seen, species. (Full text)
Shepherd's Beaked Whale Shepherd's Beaked Whale is a little-known, and little-seen, species. (Full text)
Shepherd's beaked whale is the only species in which both sexes have a full complement of functional teeth. (Full text)