Arnoux's beaked whale
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Arnoux's beaked whale, also called the southern four-toothed whale, southern beaked whale, New Zealand beaked whale, southern giant bottlenose whale and southern porpoise whale is one of the species o
Berardius arnuxii 2
The skull of Berardius arnuxii presented to the Paris Museum of Naturel History in 1846
Skeleton of Berardius arnuxii, showing a skull adapted to vocalizations
An adult Arnoux's beaked whale shortly after surfacing. The numerous irregular, pale tooth-rake scars are caused by intraspecific aggression and other social interactions, accumulating progressively with age.
Cookiecutter shark
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The cookiecutter shark, also called the cigar shark, is a species of small squaliform shark in the family Dalatiidae. This shark lives in warm, oceanic waters worldwide, particularly near islands, and
Arnoux's beaked whale
…evidently caused by them, notably on their flukes, dorsal and pectoral fins. White, circular or oval-shaped wounds are often present and are caused by cookiecutter sharks taking chunks of tissue from their bodies. Arnoux's beaked whales inhabit great tracts of the Southern Ocean. Beachings in New Zealand and Argentina…
Isistius brasiliensis
The cookiecutter shark has a short, rounded head with large, anteriorly placed eyes and a transverse mouth.
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