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bottlenose whale - northern Atlantic beaked whale with a bulbous forehead

bottle-nosed whale, Hyperoodon ampullatus, bottlenose

beaked whale - any of several whales inhabiting all oceans and having beaklike jaws with vestigial teeth in the upper jaw

genus Hyperoodon, Hyperoodon - bottle-nosed whales

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A female northern bottlenose whale was discovered swimming in the river in central London, going past the Houses of Parliament.

Arctic beluga whale 'swimming strongly' in Thames estuary

In 2006, a northern bottlenose whale died after it swam into Central London.

Having whale of a time in the Thames; River's 1st Beluga sighting

And the northern bottlenose whale was caught on camera close to the shore at Beadnell.

Rare deep-water whale seen off North East coast

A NORTHERN bottlenose whale has drowned off the coast of Scotland after becoming entangled in rope.

Drowned whale was stuck in rope

The northern bottlenose whale is usually found in deep ocean trenches and only seen in British waters off the north-west coast of Scotland.

Walkers find rare whale dead on beach

Japanese fishermen slaughter a bottlenose whale east of Tokyo on June 25, 2008.

Japan whale 'research' a flashpoint in global dispute

The six metre bottlenose whale was discovered at Gronant Sands, Prestatyn, on Saturday - attracting a flurry on onlookers over the weekend to see this rare sight.

Beached whale's final journey

EXPERTS were last night trying to find out why a North Atlantic bottlenose whale washed up on a Welsh beach - hundreds of miles from its usual home.

Tests to be carried out on dead whale found on tourist beach

But residents spoke of their dismay after it emerged that the northern bottlenose whale's body had been dumped at a landfill site near Bognor Regis, West Sussex.

Landfill grave for beached whale

Around 50 volunteers and rescue workers tried to save the northern bottlenose whale after it became stuck on harbour flats in Langstone, Hampshire.

Whale is put down

IN January, Londoners swarmed to the banks and bridges of the Thames to catch a glimpse of a northern bottlenose whale which had made its way to the capital.

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