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Andrew's beaked whale
Order : Cetacea
Suborder : Odontoceti
Family : Ziphiidae
Species : Mesoplodon bowdoini
The Andrews' beaked whale, splaytooth beaked whale is listed as Data Deficient (DD), inadequate information to make a direct, or indirect, assessment of its risk of extinction, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the Andrew
A young / baby of a Andrew is called a 'calf'. The females are called 'cow' and males 'bull'. A Andrew group is called a 'gam, pod or herd'.
Facts about the Andrew's beaked whale
'Andrew's Beaked Whale' "Andrew's beaked whales are only known from about 20 stranded specimens, all of which have come from southern Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand. (Full text)
The Andrews' Beaked Whale, or Mesoplodon bowdoini is 4. (Full text)
Scientific knowledge of Andrew’s Beaked Whale is typical for that of the Ziphid whales. (Full text)
According to Baker (2002) Mesoplodon bowdoini is known only from 35 specimens and has a southern, circumpolar distribution north of the Antarctic convergence, between 32 degree and 54 degree 30'S. (Full text)
Lack of sightings in the wild suggests that Andrew's beaked whales are unobtrusive or live away from well-studied areas. (Full text)
Andrew's beaked whales are only known from about 20 stranded specimens, all of which have come from southern Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand. (Full text)
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