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POSITION OF TEETH 

 IN ADULT MALES 



Fieure 86.-North Sea beaked whales are the most northerly of the beaked whale species, extending north as far as the pack ice. 

 T^reach at least 16.5 feet (5.0 m) and can be identified on the beach by the position of the teeth near the middle of the lower jaw. 



l.ittie is known of the species at sea. (Dra-wing by L. Winn. ) 



Figure 87.-A female North Sea beaked whale (16.5 feet [5.0 ml) stranded in Hjertuika in 1957. (PAoto courtesy of A. Jomgard.) 



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