NORTHERN BOTTLENOSE WHALE

Andarnefja

Hyperoodon ampullatus

Length: 7-9 metres

Weight:  6-8 tons

Life expectancy: about 50 years

Status: unknown, heavily whaled

• Found in deep waters in the northern North Atlantic
• One of the deepest diving whales
• Diet consists mostly of deep-water squid and fish
• The blow is low and difficult to spot
• Regularly approaches ships and this behaviour has made them more likely to be hunted
• Among the few whales known to spend the entire year in cold waters
• Has been seen playing and socializing, leaping out of the water
• Long-term relationships have been observed among whales of the same sex, but not among mixed sexes

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