Mammal · toothed whale

Cuvier’s beaked whale

Ziphius cavirostris

PacificAtlanticIndianSouthernArctic Found in 3 oceans

Deep tropical and temperate waters of all oceans

Depth

Regularly dives beyond 1,000 m

Size

5 to 7 m

Diet

Deep-sea squid and fish

Zone

Sunlit zone · 0 – 200 m

Key facts

• It holds the depth record for mammals: 2,992 m.
• One of its dives lasted 3 h 42 min, another record.
• Like you, it hunts by echolocation.

Verified sources

1. CSIRO : Deepest diving animals
2. Science News : A beaked whale’s nearly four-hour-long dive
3. Oceanic Conservation Research : Cuvier’s beaked whale sounds
4. NOAA Fisheries, Cuvier’s Beaked Whale

In the game: To observe

In the same zone

Southern elephant sealMirounga leonina Leatherback sea turtleDermochelys coriacea Emperor penguinAptenodytes forsteri Whale sharkRhincodon typus SwordfishXiphias gladius OpahLampris guttatus