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bow·head

(bō′hĕd′)

A baleen whale (Balaena mysticetus) of Arctic seas, having a large head, an arched upper jaw, and no dorsal fin.

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bowhead

(ˈbəʊˌhɛd)

(Animals) a large-mouthed arctic whale, Balaena mysticetus, that has become rare through overfishing but is now a protected species

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bow•head

(ˈboʊˌhɛd)

n.

a whalebone whale, Balaena mysticetus, of northern seas, having an enormous head and mouth.

[1885–90]

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bowhead - large-mouthed Arctic whale

Balaena mysticetus, bowhead whale, Greenland whale

baleen whale, whalebone whale - whale with plates of whalebone along the upper jaw for filtering plankton from the water

Balaena, genus Balaena - type genus of the Balaenidae: Greenland whales

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The paddleboarder, below, came within feet of a massive bowhead whale just under the surface of the ocean.

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Edited by Joanasie Karpik and illustrated by Sho Uchara, "Bowhead Whale" teaches children ages 5 to 7 how bowheads raise their babies, where they live, what they eat when they don't have any teeth, how they communicate, traditional uses, and other interesting information!

Bowhead Whale

* Bowhead Technology showed off a water bottle with a built-in Tamagotchi-esque display, meant to encourage kids to drink their water.

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Summary: London [U.K.], July 14(ANI): In a new threat to a number of Arctic animals like polar bears, bowhead whales and other such animals, the United States (US) has permitted an Italian multinational oil and gas company to go ahead with drilling plans in federal waters off Alaska.

Arctic Animals at threat as US allows oil drilling in Alaska waters

Bowhead whales, Balaena mysticetus, are distributed in seasonally ice covered waters of the Arctic and subarctic.

Late Summer Distribution of Cetaceans near Barrow, Alaska: Results from Aerial Surveys Conducted During the Bowhead Whale Feeding Ecology Study, 2007-11

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Lead author Julius Nielsen, a marine biologist from the University of Copenhagen, said: "We had our expectations that we were dealing with an unusual animal, but I think everyone doing this research was very surprised to learn the sharks were as old as they were." The former vertebrate record-holder was a bowhead whale estimated to be 211 years old.

400-year-old Greenland Shark Longest-Living Vertebrate

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