bottlenose whale
Bulbous-headed dolphin relative
A bottlenose whale is a beaked whale with a distinctive bulbous forehead and short beak, found in cold North Atlantic and Southern Ocean waters.
These deep-diving whales can reach about 30 feet in length and were historically hunted for oil.
The name comes from their bottle-shaped snout, similar to the bottlenose dolphin.
Sweet-fleshed gourd fruit
- blowholeWhale's breathing aperture
- flukeChance stroke of luck
- dorsal finFish's rear stabilizer
- podSeed case or cetacean group
calf · breaching · spout · echolocation · deep diver · marine mammal · aquatic · surfacing
Ocean basin, northwestern
abyssal · submarine canyon · oceanic · subarctic · migration routes · open ocean
One exploring extreme depths
- breath-holdVoluntary suspension of respiration
- submersionBeing entirely underwater
- buoyancyFluid's upward resistance
- ascentUpward movement
Brief sharp sounds
- biosonarSound-based animal navigation
- melonSweet-fleshed gourd fruit
- acousticRelating to sound
- sound productionCreating audible vibrations
navigation · frequency · ultrasound · vocalization · communication · hydrophone · auditory · sound waves
melon
Sweet-fleshed gourd fruit
- blowholeWhale's breathing aperture
- flukeChance stroke of luck
- dorsal finFish's rear stabilizer
pod · calf · breaching · spout · echolocation · deep diver · marine mammal · aquatic · surfacing · sleek
North Atlantic
Ocean basin, northwestern
offshore · abyssal · submarine canyon · oceanic · subarctic · migration routes · open ocean
deep diver
One exploring extreme depths
- breath-holdVoluntary suspension of respiration
- submersionBeing entirely underwater
- buoyancyFluid's upward resistance
ascent · descent · myoglobin · decompression
clicks
Brief sharp sounds
sound production · navigation · frequency · ultrasound · vocalization · communication · hydrophone · auditory · sound waves · orientation
bottlenose whalebottlenose dolphin
Intelligent marine mammal, curved snout
baleen whale · blue whale · humpback whale · right whale · gray whale
bottle, nose, bottleneck, bottled, bottles, bottling, nosed, noses, nosy