Page 30 - Whales and Dolphins
P. 30
Whales / Toothed Whales
Cuvier’s Beaked Whale
(Ziphius cavirostris)
Adult male has two pairs of cone-shaped teeth at the tip of KINGDOM
the lower jaw Animalia
Concave head front and protruding lower jaw
Scars on the backs PHYLUM
Stout and somewhat torpedo-shaped body Chordata
Head front slopes down to a short beak, giving Cuvier’s
beaked whales their mysterious grin CLASS
Color varies from gray to reddish-brown or even a dull white Mammalia
Seen in the Sea of Oman and the Arabian Sea ORDER
Medium in size and up to 7m long Cetartiodactyla
FAMILY
Ziphiidae
GENUS
Ziphius
LC Least Concern
(2018)
© R.Baldwin/ESO, 2018
27
