pygmy sperm whale
kogia breviceps latin

The pygmy sperm whale is not much larger than many dolphins.

Pygmy sperm whales have never been hunted on a wide scale.

Pygmy sperm whales do not do well in captivity.

He received worldwide fame when he rescued two pygmy sperm whales in March 2008.

Pygmy sperm whales are normally either solitary, or found in pairs but have been seen in groups of up to six.

Although firm details concerning pygmy sperm whale reproduction are limited, they are believed to mate from April to September in the southern hemisphere.

Kogiopsis is a genus of prehistoric, Middle Miocene pygmy sperm whales from the family Kogiidae.

In March 2008, Moko was seen helping two pygmy sperm whales that were trapped between a sandbar and Mahia beach.

The pygmy sperm whale was first named by Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville in 1838.

Analysis of stomach contents suggests that pygmy sperm whales feed primarily on cephalopods, most commonly including bioluminescent species found in midwater environments.

This signal is shared with porpoises (Phocoenidae) and pygmy sperm whales (Kogiidae), but is not found among other dolphin groups.

The dura of pygmy sperm whales contains a concentration of magnetite crystals beneath the rostral floor of the brain.

Pygmy sperm whales are found throughout the tropical and temperate waters of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans.

MARP has successfully rescued, treated, and returned seals, dolphins, porpoises, pilot whales, pygmy sperm whales, sea turtles, and a manatee to their natural habitats.

In 2008, a local dolphin was followed out to open water by two Pygmy sperm whales that had become lost behind a sandbar at Mahia Beach, New Zealand.

The dolphin Moko in New Zealand has been observed guiding a female Pygmy Sperm Whale together with her calf out of shallow water where they had stranded several times.

Legislation proposed in Maryland, US, was named after Inky, a pygmy sperm whale who needed six operations after swallowing debris, the largest piece of which was a mylar balloon.

Marine mammal fauna reported are manatees, pygmy sperm whale, Fraser's dolphin, Atlantic spinner dolphin, Atlantic spotted dolphin, long-beaked dolphin, Pacific pilot whale and grey dolphin.

Pygmy sperm whales have from 50 to 55 vertebrae, and from twelve to fourteen ribs on either side, although the latter are not necessarily symmetrical, and the hindmost ribs do not connect with the vertebral column.

Fossils identified as belonging to Kogia breviceps have been recovered from Miocene deposits in Italy, as well as from Japan and southern Africa.