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Northern bottlenose whale

Northern bottlenose whale

The northern bottlenose whale is a species of beaked whale in the ziphiid family, being one of two members of the genus Hyperoodon. It is one of the deepest-diving mammals known, reaching depths of 2,339 m and capable of diving for up to 130 minutes.

Main Photo Credit:
"Northern bottlenose whale (Hyperoodon ampullatus), Iceland" by Annika, 2025. CC BY-NC 2.0.

Description: Wikipedia