Mammal · toothed whale

Northern bottlenose whale

Hyperoodon ampullatus

PacificAtlanticIndianSouthernArctic Found in 2 oceans

Depth

Often dives below 1,000 m, record around 2,300 m

Size

7 to 9 m, up to 10 m for males

Diet

Deep-sea squid (mainly Gonatus), some fish

Zone

Sunlit zone · 0 – 200 m

Key facts

• It lives only in the northern part of the North Atlantic, from Nova Scotia to Svalbard.
• It is one of the deepest-diving mammals. One record exceeds 2,300 m.
• Its dives often last about an hour, sometimes more than 1 h 30 min.
• Curious, it approaches boats that have stopped. This made it easy to hunt in the past.

Verified sources

1. NAMMCO : Northern bottlenose whale
2. Long-term depth records of satellite-tagged northern bottlenose whales (2025)

In the game: To observe

In the same zone

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