Andrews' Beaked Whale
Andrews' Beaked Whale is a little-known, and little-seen, cetacean, known only from strandings. It inhabits the waters of New Zealand and Australia. It has also been spotted in the waters just north of Antarctica.
Classification: Andrews' Beaked Whale was named by the American naturalist Roy C. Andrews in 1908, deriving its specific name, Bowdoini, after George Bowdoin, a trustee of the American Museum of Natural History.
Local Names: Bowdoin's Beaked Whale; Deepcrest Beaked Whale; Splay-Toothed Beaked Whale.
Description: Adult males are black to dark blue all over, except for the tip of the rostrum and the lower jaw, which are white. The two teeth located in the lower jaw are set in raised sockets at the middle of the beak; these erupt in males but not in females. The longest female recorded measured 4.57m.
Recognition at sea: It is virtually impossible to tell this species from either Hubbs' Beaked Whale or Stejneger's Beaked Whale.
Habitat: Andrews' Beaked Whale inhabits temperate waters in the southern Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Food & Feeding: Unknown.
Behaviour: Unknown.
Longevity: Unknown.
Estimated Current Population: Unknown.
The Influence of Man: Unknown.
Source: CETACEA
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