True's beaked whale

Description

This whale has a normal mesoplodont body,except that it is rotund in the middle and tapering towards the ends.The two distinctive teeth on the males are small and set on the very end of the beak.The melon is rather bulbous,and leads into a short beak.There is a crease behind the blowhole,and a sharp dorsal ridge on the back near the dorsal fin.The coloration is gray to brownish gray on the back which is lighter below,and notably darker on the "lips",around the eye,and near the dorsal fin.There is sometimes a dark blaze between the head and dorsal fin as well.One female in the Southern Hemisphere was bluish black with a white area between the dorsal fin and tail as well as a light gray jaw and throat,as well as black speckling.Scars from fighting and cookiecutter sharks are present on males.This species reaches around 5.3 metres (17 ft) with the females weighing 1,400 kilograms (3,100 lb) and the males weighing 1,010 kilograms (2,230 lb).They are around 2.2 metres (7.2 ft) long when born.