Bryde’s whale (Balaenoptera edeni)

Species information

Aerial view of a Bryde's whale © Patricio Robles Gil / naturepl.com	Bryde's whale showing three head ridges © Todd Pusser / naturepl.com	Bryde's whale head showing distinctive characteristics © Centre for Dolphin Studies / StillPictures.com
Bryde's whale head just below surface © Robert L. Pitman / SeaPics.com	Bryde's whale underwater © Centre for Dolphin Studies / StillPictures.com	Bryde's whale swimming underwater © Doc White / SeaPics.com
Bryde's water surfacing for air © François Gohier / www.ardea.com	Bryde's whale showing dorsal fin © François Gohier / www.ardea.com	Bryde's whale breaching © D. Parer & E. Parer-Cook / www.ardea.com
Bryde's whale feeding © Christopher Swann / StillPictures.com	Bryde's whale feeding © Doug Perrine / SeaPics.com	Bryde's whale dives through baitball of sardines © Doug Perrine / naturepl.com
Bryde's whale feeding on school of Australian anchovies © Mike Osmond / www.ardea.com	Great white shark feeding on dead Bryde's whale © C & M Fallows / SeaPics.com	Brydes' whale washed up on beach © Ingrid N. Visser / SeaPics.com
Bryde's whale skeleton on beach © D. Parer & E. Parer-Cook / Auscape International	Bryde's whale vertebrae on beach © D. Parer & E. Parer-Cook / Auscape International	Close up of Bryde's whale baleen © D. Parer & E. Parer-Cook / Auscape International