Figure 75. — Stranded goosebeaked whales, an adult male from northern California (top) and an 

 immature female from the northeastern Gulf of Mexico (bottom). Note the brownish color of the 

 back, marked in the adult animal by blotches of lighter gray and numerous scratch marks, 

 presumably tooth rakes. Note also the mouth cleft, shorter in this species than in any other beaked 

 whale species, and the slightly concave appearance to the upper margin of the head. The beak is 

 usually less developed in large animals. The inset photo shows a ventral view of the tip of the lower 

 jaw of an adult male from the east coast of Florida. The two teeth of the species are emerged above 

 the gum only in adult males. (Photos by W. J. Houck [top\, Florida's Gulfarium [middle], and W. 

 A. Huck, courtesy of Marineland of Florida |»ue(|. ) 



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