Figure 73. — A goosebeaked whale stranded in Delaware. Goosebeaked whales are primarily tropical in distribution, though they apparently venture into 

 temperate areas in summer. Note the prominent dorsal fin, the lighter coloration of the head, and the depression just behind the head. {Photo from U.S. 

 National Museum^ courtesy of J. G. Mead. ) 



Figure 74. — A closeup of the dorsal surface of the 

 flukes of a juvenile goosebeaked whale stranded in the 

 northeastern Gulf of Mexico. Like other members of 

 the beaked whale family, goosebeaked whales lack a 

 distinctive notch in the rear margin of the flukes. 

 {Photo courtesy of Florida's Gulfarium.) 



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