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The pygmy sperm whale, Kogia breviceps, is a small toothed whale found in tropical, subtropical, and temperate seas worldwide. It reaches about 3.5 metres and is difficult to observe because it spends little time at the surface, usually avoids vessels, and can resemble the related dwarf sperm whale....
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Biologically interesting small whale, but rarely observed, low public recognition, and mostly stranding-based knowledge limit consensus score.
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The dwarf sperm whale is a small toothed whale in the family Kogiidae and one of the two living species in that family. It has a compact body, a blunt head, and a lower jaw that is relatively small compared with the rest of the skull. The species lives in tropical and temperate offshore waters and i...
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Distinctive defensive behavior and small size interest specialists, but obscurity and limited live observations keep reputation modest.
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