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How many baleen whales are there?
There are 14 species of baleen whale including the blue, bowhead, right, humpback, minke and grey whale. Baleen whales are generally larger than toothed whales except for the sperm whale which is very big and has teeth.
Are toothed whales endangered?
Not extinct
Toothed whale/Extinction status
Is a GREY whale a toothed whale?
Blue whales, humpback whales, and gray whales are all mysticetes. The toothed-whale group also includes porpoises, dolphins (including orcas, also called killer whales), and the monodonts—narwhals and belugas. Beluga whales are odontocetes, or toothed whales.
What is the largest toothed whale?
the sperm whale
Unlike the other great whales on the endangered species list, the sperm whale is a toothed whale. It is the largest of the toothed whales—also called odontocetes—reaching a length of 60 feet in males and 40 feet in females.
How many spade-toothed whales are there?
The Spade-toothed whale Mesoplodon traversii, is now known from 5 specimens, three of which are housed at Te Papa. With only one of these specimens a complete skeleton, the species is as rare as they come – even among beaked whales – the most elusive of all the world’s whales.
How many teeth has a killer whale?
Males also have larger pectoral fins and tail flukes. All killer whales have teeth on both their top and bottom jaws-48 to 52 teeth in total. These teeth can be up to 4 inches long. Although toothed whales have teeth, they don’t chew their food-they use their teeth for capturing and tearing food.
How many blowholes do toothed whales have?
Whales have one or two blowholes. Baleen whales, like the humpbacks, have two blowholes. Toothed whales like orcas and all the dolphins have one blowhole.
What kind of whale has teeth?
Some whales (such as the narwhal) have only one or two teeth while others species (such as the short-beaked common dolphin) have as many as 240 teeth or more. And other species of toothed whale (such as the sperm whale) may only have rows of teeth on their lower jaw and none on their upper jaw.
What are whales with teeth called?
As the names suggest, one type of whale has teeth. The other type has something very different, called baleen, instead of teeth. Toothed whales (or “odontocetes”) are so named because of the teeth in their mouths. However, a whale’s teeth look very different from human or even dog teeth, for that matter.