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Shepherd's beaked whale
Order : Cetacea
Suborder : Odontoceti
Family : Ziphiidae
Species : Tasmacetus shepherdi
The Shepherd's beaked whale, tasman beaked whale, tasman 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 Shepherd
A young / baby of a Shepherd is called a 'calf'. The females are called 'cow' and males 'bull'. A Shepherd group is called a 'gam, pod or herd'.
Facts about the Shepherd's beaked whale
Description: Shepherd's beaked whales are seen very rarely and so there is not much information available on what they look like. (Full text)
Gray's and Shepherd's Beaked Whales are the only exceptions, with extra rows of tiny teeth erupting in both sexes. (Full text)
Shepherd's Beaked Whale is a little-known, and little-seen, species. (Full text)
CETACEA: Tasmacetus shepherdi (Shepherd's Beaked Whale): Shepherd's Beaked Whale is a little-known, and little-seen, species. (Full text)
htm CETACEA: Tasmacetus shepherdi (Shepherd's Beaked Whale): Shepherd's Beaked Whale is a little-known, and little-seen, species. (Full text)
Tasmacetus shepherdi is a rare animal, known from only 21 strandings in the southern hemisphere. (Full text)
Shepherd's Beaked Whales are dark brownish-black above and paler on the sides and belly. (Full text)
The Shepherd's Beaked Whale is a rare and elusive creature, which likes fish but not squid. (Full text)
Notes Shepherd's beaked whales are one of the least-known cetaceans. (Full text)
The behaviour of Shepherd's beaked whale is unknown. (Full text)
Shepherd's Beaked Whale distribution map Distribution:Shepherd's Beaked Whale is a little-known, and little-seen, species. (Full text)
Description Tasmacetus shepherdi is a rare animal, known from only 21 strandings in the southern hemisphere. (Full text)
µØÀ÷ֲ¼£º Shepherd's beaked whales are thought to have a circumpolar distribution in cold temperate waters of the Southern Hemisphere. (Full text)
Like many other species of beaked whales, it isn't known if Shepherd's beaked whales are really rare or just rarely identified. (Full text)
Shepherd's Beaked Whale Shepherd's Beaked Whale is a little-known, and little-seen, species. (Full text)
Shepherd's beaked whale is the only species in which both sexes have a full complement of functional teeth. (Full text)