Figure 84. -Views of the heads of dense-beaked whales. Females 

 Ibottom) and immature males have a slight curvature to the rear of the 

 mouth. As they mature, males (middle and top) begin to display the two 

 arching prominences near the corners of the mouth which give the 

 characteristic contour to the mouth. The teeth are located in these 

 prominences and are oriented slightly backwards. (Photos from 

 nortkeattem Florida by W. A. Huck, courtety of Marineland of Florida 

 [top and middle] and by J. G. Mead [bottom) 



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