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Smithsonian Institution

Tween Tribune: Week of 8 8 16: New, Rarely Seen Whale Spotted in Pacific

For Students 6th - 8th
Genetic tests confirm that a mysterious, unnamed species of beaked whale only rarely seen alive by Japanese fishermen roams the northern Pacific Ocean. This is according to newly published research.
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Other

Fishin for Facts Library

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive site that includes a wealth of information on whales, sharks, penguins and squid.
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MarineBio Conservation Society

Marine Bio: Blainville's Beaked Whales

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover useful information about Blainville's beaked whales including description, behavior, range, habitat, diet, breeding, and conservation status.
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MarineBio Conservation Society

Marine Bio: True's Beaked Whales

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustrated reference guide features useful information on True's beaked whales with facts on physical characteristics, behavior, range, habitat, diet, and conservation status.
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MarineBio Conservation Society

Marine Bio: Stejneger's Beaked Whales

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustrated reference guide features useful information on Stejneger's beaked whales with facts on physical characteristics, behavior, range, habitat, diet, and conservation status.
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MarineBio Conservation Society

Marine Bio: Sowerby's Beaked Whales

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustrated reference guide features useful information on Sowerby's beaked whales with facts on physical characteristics, behavior, range, habitat, diet, and conservation status.
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MarineBio Conservation Society

Marine Bio: Hubbs' Beaked Whales

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustrated reference guide features useful information on Hubbs' beaked whales with facts on physical characteristics, behavior, range, habitat, diet, and conservation status.
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MarineBio Conservation Society

Marine Bio: Hector's Beaked Whales

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustrated reference guide features useful information on Hector's beaked whales with facts on physical characteristics, behavior, range, habitat, diet, and conservation status.
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MarineBio Conservation Society

Marine Bio: Ginko Toothed Beaked Whales

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustrated reference guide features useful information on Ginko-toothed beaked whales with facts on physical characteristics, behavior, range, habitat, diet, and conservation status.
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MarineBio Conservation Society

Marine Bio: Gervais' Beaked Whales

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustrated reference guide features useful information on Gervais' beaked whales with facts on physical characteristics, behavior, range, habitat, diet, and conservation status.
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Article
BBC

Bbc Newsround: Whale Sets New Breath Holding Record

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A Cuvier's beaked whale recently accomplished a dive in which it held its breath for 137 minutes, a new record.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Gervais's Beaked Whale

For Students 4th - 8th
More than 50 Gervais's beaked whales have been found stranded along the coast of the United States. The holotype of this species - the individual that was identified as a separate species, and named - was found floating in the English...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Hubbs's Beaked Whale

For Students 4th - 8th
Hubbs's beaked whale is another little-known species. Beaks of squids and otoliths (inner ear particles) of some deepwater fish, some of which could have come from the stomachs of the squids, were found in the stomachs of a few stranded...