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What

Arnoux's Beaked Whale (Berardius arnuxii)

Observer

jeanmck

Date

December 24, 2016 09:46 AM NZDT

Description

The largest was 9-10m long and they had a kind of slanted "bushy" blow. The gray skin was quite scarred. Large melon and beak. They had a small, shallow, triangular dorsal fin. It's very unusal to see them in such shallow water.

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