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New Zealand Whales and Dolphins

Contents

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Contents

Introduction 4
The Biology of Cetaceans 6
 Externals 6
 Internals 7
 The Senses 10
 Breeding 12
 Age 12
 Swimming 13
 Deep Diving 14
 Sleep 14
 Strandings 15
Classification 16
Baleen Whales 18
 Southern Right Whale 19
 Pygmy Right Whale 19
 Minke Whale 20
 Sei Whale 20
 Bryde's Whale 21
 Southern Fin Whale 22
 Southern Blue Whale 22
 Humpback Whale 23
Toothed Whales 25
 Bottlenose Dolphin 26
 Risso's Dolphin 27
 Dusky Dolphin 28
 Hourglass Dolphin 28
 Striped Dolphin 29
 Spotted Dolphin 29
 Common or Saddleback Dolphin 30
 Right Whale Dolphin 31
 Hector's Dolphin 32
 False Killer Whale 32
 Pilot Whale 33
 Killer Whale 34
 Black Finless Porpoise 35
 Sperm Whale 36 page break
 Pygmy Sperm Whale 37
 Shepherd's Beaked Whale 38
 Scamperdown Whale 38
 Hector's Beaked Whale 39
 Andrew's Beaked Whale 39
 Strap-Toothed Whale 39
 Cuvier's or Goose-Beaked Whale 41
 Large Beaked Whale 41
 Southern Bottlenose Whale 42
Identification of Whales and Dolphins 43
 Data To Record 43
 Measurements 43
 Life History Data 45
Acknowledgements 46
References 46
Index 47