{"id":74128,"date":"2025-11-19T12:56:38","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T07:26:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=74128"},"modified":"2025-11-19T14:40:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T09:10:18","slug":"ginkgo-toothed-beaked-whale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/ginkgo-toothed-beaked-whale\/","title":{"rendered":"Ginkgo-Toothed Beaked Whale"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Ginkgo-Toothed Beaked Whale Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, a team of scientists has spotted the rare ginkgo-toothed beaked whales (Mesoplodon ginkgodens) for the first time in the wild along the coast of Baja California in Mexico.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Ginkgo-Toothed Beaked Whale<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is one of 24 species of beaked whales, which are the second most <\/span><b>diverse group of cetaceans <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">after dolphins.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Distribution:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 It resides in <\/span><b>tropical and temperate waters<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> throughout the <\/span><b>Pacific and Indian Oceans.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Appearance of Ginkgo-Toothed Beaked Whale<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has a robust body and is <\/span><b>less heavily scarred<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> than other beaked whales.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The flippers are small, pointed and narrow.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has a pair of <\/span><b>distinguishing ginkgo-shaped teeth,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> one on each side of the lower jaw towards the middle of the beak.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Characteristics of Ginkgo-Toothed Beaked Whale<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These beaked whales are <\/span><b>the deepest-diving mammals<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on Earth.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They spend most of <\/span><b>their lives in the oceans,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> only coming to the surface for air for a few minutes at a time, usually far away from coastlines.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are <\/span><b>very shy and easily frightened<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> when approached by a boat.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Conservation Status of Ginkgo-Toothed Beaked Whale<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>IUCN Red List:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Data Deficient<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>CITES:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Appendix II<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/ginkgo-toothed-beaked-whales-10372400\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">IE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ginkgo-Toothed Beaked Whale is one of 24 species of beaked whales, which are the second most diverse group of cetaceans after dolphins. 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