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beaked whale

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any of several whales inhabiting all oceans and having beaklike jaws with vestigial teeth in the upper jaw

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A beaked whale for example has a small bulge sitting on top of its skull, whereas a sperm whale's head is filled up mainly with the melon.sfnsfnsfnsfn The whale eye is relatively small for its size, yet they do retain a good degree of eyesight. Source: Internet

It was thought that Sowerby's beaked whale evolved to swim fast in a straight line, and a convert was not big enough.sfn There have been attempts to keep baleen whales in captivity. Source: Internet

Sowerby's beaked whale and the Clymene dolphin exist only in the Atlantic and the Pacific white-sided dolphin and the northern straight dolphin live only in the North Pacific. Source: Internet

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