Distribution

·        North Atlantic in North Sea

·        water <1000 meters deep

·        water from -2C to 17C

Diet

• eats squid, sea cucumbers, prawns, herring, starfish, deepsea fish

Description

• 8.7-9.8 meters in length
• 2 teeth in lower jaw
• brown to gray in color
• pointed dorsal fin
• bottle-like beak
• big head

Behavior

• stick in groups of 4-10 animals

Population

• unknown
• vulnerable since 1976

Longevity

• about 30-40 years

Human Influence

• once whaled-mainly in Greenland and Norway
• legally protected in 1977