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Mesoplodon stejnegeri - English
URL: http://www.wingz.co.jp/MMSDB/29898.html

Nou machi, Niigata. Images of skulls.

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Mesoplodon layardii - Japanese
URL: http://www.wingz.co.jp/MMSDB/27422.html

Skull.

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Hubb's Beaked Whale Skull - Mesoplodon carlhubbsi - English
URL: http://www.evolutionnyc.com/IBS/SimpleCat/Product/asp/product-id/134681.html

These beaked whales are deep divers. They swim at 3-4 knots on average with maximum speeds reaching 6 knots. They inhabit the deep waters of the ocean far from the shorelines and are rarely seen at sea. They prefer a habitat with cool water.

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Gervais' Beaked Whale - Mesoplodon europaeus - English
URL: http://www.sci.tamucc.edu/tmmsn/29Species/gervaisbeakedwhale.html

Other Names: Gulf Stream Beaked Whale, European Beaked Whale, Antillean Beaked Whale.

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Lesser Beaked Whale - Mesoplodon peruvianus - English
URL: http://www.sci.tamucc.edu/tmmsn/29Species/MoreSpec/lesserbeakedwhale.html

Other Names: Peruvian Beaked Whale, Pygmy Beaked Whale.

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Blainville's Beaked Whale (Mesoplodon densirostris) - English
URL: http://www.nsrl.ttu.edu/tmot1/mesodens.htm

Little natural history information is available for these rare and secretive whales. They are normally observed in small groups of three to six and are known to feed on squid.

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Gervais' Beaked Whale (Mesoplodon europaeus) - English
URL: http://www.nsrl.ttu.edu/tmot1/mesoeuro.htm

Almost nothing is known about the life history of these whales. They are believed to inhabit deep waters close to shore but little information is available on movements. They are known to feed on squid and fish.

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CETACEA: Mesoplodon densirostris (Blainville's Beaked Whale) - English
URL: http://www.cetacea.org/blainv.htm

Cetacea - the world's whales, dolphins and porpoises all on one site. Blainville's Beaked Whale is the most widely distributed Mesoplodon. It is known along the Canadian, American and Caribbean coasts of the Atlantic Ocean. Other reports, however, are scattered: there has been one report from each of Portugal, Spain, Madiera, Japan, and Australia.

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CETACEA: Mesoplodon pacificus (Longman's Beaked Whale) - English
URL: http://www.cetacea.org/longmans.htm

Cetacea - the world's whales, dolphins and porpoises all on one site. Longman's Beaked Whale is one of the most enigmatic of whales, which has never been identified in the flesh. Two skulls found on beaches have been assigned to this species: one from Queensland, Australia, the other from Somalia. It is thought that this is a deepsea Indo-Pacific species.

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CCRC - Mesoplodon densirostris - English
URL: http://www.whaleresearch.org/main_beaked.htm

Last year, CCRC researchers shot the first quality underwater footage of beaked whales. To put that in perspective, one quarter of the world's 80 whale and dolphin species belong to the family of beaked whales, but because they favor deepwater habitat, study and knowledge of these cetaceans is in its infancy. What little we know of beaked whales has largely come from stranded animals.

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Mesoplodon ginkgodens (Ginkgo-Toothed Beaked Whale): Narrative - English
URL: http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/mesoplodon/m._ginkgodens$narrativ

These whales have been found stranded off Japan, California, Mexico, Taiwan, Indonesia and Sri Lanka. They seem to prefer warm, open water. Because they are seldom seen, it is assumed that they prefer the open ocean to coastal waters.

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Mesoplodon stejnegeri (Stejneger's Beaked Whale): Narrative - English
URL: http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/mesoplodon/m._stejnegeri$narrativ

Mesoplodon stejnegeri inhabits the deep waters of the ocean far from the shorelines, and they are rarely seen at sea. They prefer a habitat with cool water. M. stejnegeri has been observed living sympatrically with M. carlhubbsi where these species' ranges overlap off the coast of northern Japan to Oregon and British Columbia.

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Mesoplodon: Beaked Whales - English
URL: http://www.press.jhu.edu/books/walkers_mammals_of_the_world/cetacea/cetacea.ziph
http://www.press.jhu.edu/books/walkers_mammals_of_the_world/cetacea.ziphiidae.me

Mesoplodon is apparently a pelagic genus, staying mainly in deep waters far from shore. It is relatively sluggish when at the surface (Leatherwood et al. 1982). The diet includes squid, other cephalopods, and fish.

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Stejneger's Beaked Whale, Mesoplodon stejnegeri - English
URL: http://www.aquatic.uoguelph.ca/mammals/whales/accounts/stejneger.htm

Maximum length: 5.3 m; Calves 2.5 m. Average weight: 1.5 tonnes.

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Hubb's Beaked Whale, Mesoplodon carlhubbsi - English
URL: http://www.aquatic.uoguelph.ca/mammals/whales/accounts/hubb.htm

Maximum length: 5.3 m; Calves 2.5 m. Maximum weight: 1.4 tonnes.

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