Sighting characteristics and photo-identification of Cuvier’s beaked whales (Ziphius cavirostris) near San Clemente Island, California: a key area for beaked whales and the military?

@CoastalPaleo another question about whales caked in invertebrates: why do some beaked whales get diatom patinas?

RT @LordGeekington: @BrianEngh_Art @Bungleceratops @re_rank “We also found that pigmentation patterns, and in some cases scarring, were obs…

@BrianEngh_Art @Bungleceratops @re_rank “We also found that pigmentation patterns, and in some cases scarring, were obscured by a layer of dark brown diatoms covering the entire body except the very tip of the rostrum.” https://t.co/qhRhORif6m