Cuvier's beaked whale
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Cuvier's beaked whale, goose-beaked whale, or ziphius is the most widely distributed of all beaked whales in the family Ziphiidae. It is among the largest beaked whales but smaller than most baleen wh
Ziphius carvirostris
A pod swimming off Dominica.
Cuvier's beaked whale surfaces in the Pelagos Sanctuary for Mediterranean Marine Mammals in the Ligurian Sea.
A whale breaching in Bay of Biscay
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
Cuvier's beaked whale
…can be used to identify individuals. The scars are believed to be from battles between other males, as well as interactions with predators, such as cookiecutter sharks and lampreys. The frequency of scarring is higher in males than in females, and tends to increase with age. Their head is relatively short and blunt…
Isistius brasiliensis
The cookiecutter shark has a short, rounded head with large, anteriorly placed eyes and a transverse mouth.
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