Northern bottlenose whale (Hyderoodon ampullatus) in The River Clyde, Glasgow city centre.


The northern bottlenose whale is a species of the ziphiid family, one of two members of the Hyperoodon genus. The northern bottlenose was hunted heavily by Norway and Britain in the 19th and early 20th centuries. It is one of the deepest diving mammals known, reaching depths of 1453 m (4767 ft).[1]


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Location: River Clyde Glasgow Scotland
Photo credit: © MICHAEL CUTHBERT / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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