Shepherd's Beaked Whale ( Tasmacetus shepherdi ): Information on Appearance and Biology Based on Strandings and At-Sea Observations

• Main Authors: Pitman, Robert L., Van Helden, Anton L., Best, Peter B., Pym, A.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln 2006
• Subjects: Southern Ocean; Sandwich Islands; South Sandwich Islands; New Zealand; Argentina; Tristan; Fernandez; Reeves; Shag Rocks
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/usdeptcommercepub/508; https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/usdeptcommercepub/article/1507/viewcontent/Pitman_MMS_2006_Shephers_beaked_whale.pdf

Shepherd’s beaked whale (Tasmacetus shepherdi), one of the least known cetaceans in the world (Mead 1989, 2002), is currently represented by approximately 42 stranding records and 5 unconfirmed live sightings. Most of the strandings have been from New Zealand (including the Chatham Islands—24 record...