(Hyperoodon ampullatus)
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NORTHERN BOTTLENOSE WHALE (Hyperoodon ampullatus) |
| BODY MASS: 5800-7500 kg | DEEPEST DIVE: 1453 m (REF 1) |
| BODY LENGTH: 980 cm | LONGEST DIVE: 4230 s (REF 1) |
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| NOVA SCOTIA (43°N - 59°W) |  |
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1997: Dive depth: avg= 166 ± 93 m, max= 852 m (N= 1 female) 1997: Dive duration: avg= 11.2 ± 3.9 min, max= 1770 s (N= 1 female) 1997: (TDR, Wildlife Computers, sampling= 1s, Acc. 4m) |
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1997: Short dive depth: avg= 108 ± 65 m, max= 257 m (N= 1 sub-adult) 1997: Short dive duration: avg= 8.8 ± 3.4 min, max= 930 s (N= 1 sub-adult) 1997: Long dive depth: avg= 1060 ± 873 m, max= 1453 m (N= 1 sub-adult) 1997: Long dive duration: avg= 37 ± 9.4 min, max= 4230 s (N= 1 sub-adult) 1997: (TDR AGO Environmental Electronics, sampling= 15s, Acc. 20m) |
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| REFERENCES |
| REF 1 | Hooker SK, Baird RW (1999) Deep-diving behaviour of the Northern bottlenose whale, Hyperoodon ampullatus (Cetacea: Ziphiidae). Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 266: 671-676 |
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