1. Overview of Toothed Whales
By: Lindsey Whitebread

2. Overview of Toothed Whales
Order: Cetacea
Suborder: Odontonceti
Made up of 6 families

3. A Few Fast Facts Number of teeth differs among species
Teeth have 3 main functions
Active hunters
Have a single blowhole
Have a “melon” on head

4. Family Delphinidae Consists of 37 species Two best known Orca
Bottlenose Dolphin
Orca

5. Orca Largest species in family Distinctive markings
Found in all oceans
Highly social and vocal

6. Bottlenose Dolphin Friendly and curious
Elongated jaw forms bottlenose shape
Breath through blowhole
Found in open seas

7. Family Monodontidae Consists of two unusual species Beluga Whale
Narwhal
Beluga Whale

8. Beluga Whale Found in Arctic and Sub-Artic waters
Known as “White Whale”
Extremely large “melon”
Lacks a dorsal fin

9. Narwhal
Name means “corpse whale”
One long tusk
Found in Artic waters

10. Family Phocoenidae Consists of six species of porpoises
Best known is Harbor Porpoise
Smallest creatures in toothed whale classification
Found across the Northern Hemisphere
Harbor Porpoise

11. Families Physteridae and Kogiidae
Consists of three species
Sperm Whale
Dwarf Sperm Whale
Pigmy Sperm Whale
Pigmy Sperm Whale

12. Sperm Whale Largest of all toothed whales Deepest diving mammal
Found in all oceans around the world

13. Family Ziphidae Consists of 20 plus species of Beaked Whales
Does not use teeth to catch prey
Little is know about the behavior
Beaked Whale

14. Super Family Platanistoidea
Consists of four species of River Dolphins
Most endangered
Found in waters around South America and China
River Dolphin

15. Bottlenose Dolphin
Beluga Whale
Orca
Dwarf Sperm Whale