Toothed Whales

Baleen whales have two-holed blowholes, while toothed whales have one-holed blowholes.

• 3.5-5.5 metres in length.
• Up to 1,400 kilograms in weight.
• Found in the Arctic and sub-Arctic region.
• White robust body shape with bulbous head.
• No dorsal fin.

• Six to nine metres in length.
• Six to nine tons in weight.
• Found in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean.
• Bulbous forehead with a dolphin-like beak, and robust cylindrical body.
• Sickle-shaped dorsal fin.
• Dark grey to brown colour body.

• Up to 5.5m in length
• Weigh up to 1.5kg (excluding tusk)
• Medium-sized whale, that is one of three species endemic to the Arctic. They are found year-round in the Arctic waters around Greenland, Canada, and Russia. With 90% of the population found in the Canadian Arctic in the summer months.
• Mottled grey in colour with no dorsal fin.
• Known as the “Unicorn of the Sea”, narwhals are known for their large tusk – which is actually an enlarged left incisor tooth, that can grow up to 2.5m in length.
• Researchers are still determining the purpose of the tusk, but it is believed to be a powerful sensory tool to help them find food or potential mates.

• 4.4-5.5 metres in length.
• Up to 2,900 kilograms in weight.
• Found in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean.
• Grey coloured body with paler underside.
• Bulge on forehead and beak.
• Small, curved dorsak fin with rounded tip.

• Up to 5.5 metres (Female) and 6.9 metres (Male) in length.
• Up to 3,000 kilograms in weight.
• Found in most oceans worldwide.
• Dark grey to red/brown body with a paler underside.
• Short beak with a curved mouth line.
• Curved dorsal fin.
• Two pleats running along the throat to form a V-shape.

• Up to 5.3 metres (male) and 5.4 metres (female) in length.
• Gray to brown colouration on dorsal side and paler ventral side.
• Rounded and sloping melon head.
• Small and wide dorsal fin.
• Males have teeth visible on the tip of their lower jaw.

• Up to 12 metres in length.
• Up to 12,000 kilograms in weight.
• Found in the North Pacific Ocean.
• Gray or brown in colour with paler belly, with some white patches.
• Rounded, bulbous head and cylindrical beak.
• Small protruding teeth from their lower jaw.

• 11-18 metres in length (females are smaller than males).
• 20-57 tons in weight.
• Found in the offshore waters of the world, from tropical to subpolar waters.
• Large square head, with small lower jaw with teeth.
• Brown/grey body with wrinkled skin.
• Bumpy, triangular dorsal fin.
• Females create lasting ties to one another. One average, 12 females and their young will create a family unit.