. Cetaceans of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Cetacea; Mammals. Py^my sperm whales. Kogia breviccps (BlainviUe, 1858), have been reported from Washington south to (and mtoj the Sea of Cortes. Along the California coast they have stranded at Imperial Beach. Mission Beach, Del Mar. Balboa, and Cabrillo Beach. Thev have rarely been seen and positively identified alive (although the frequency of strandings suggests they may be more common) and it is generally believed that they remain habitually seaward ot the continental shelf Figure44. Neither p\gm\- nor dwarl sperm uhjles arc li
. Cetaceans of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Cetacea; Mammals. Py^my sperm whales. Kogia breviccps (BlainviUe, 1858), have been reported from Washington south to (and mtoj the Sea of Cortes. Along the California coast they have stranded at Imperial Beach. Mission Beach, Del Mar. Balboa, and Cabrillo Beach. Thev have rarely been seen and positively identified alive (although the frequency of strandings suggests they may be more common) and it is generally believed that they remain habitually seaward ot the continental shelf Figure44. Neither p\gm\- nor dwarl sperm uhjles arc likely to be seen very oicen in the SCB. Both .ire secretive inhabitants ol the open sea and are detected even bv experienced observers onlv under exceptional circum- stances. I'Left photo ofK brevtccps from ji°27'N. 120°04'W. loOctoher IC379. by M. Gravhill. Right photo o( K. siwtis Irom the cistern tropical Pacific, iqSy. bv ,\1. Webber. Dwarf sperm whales, Kogia simiis ("Owen, 1866) are known from south (the Pacific coast of southern Baja California) and north (San Luis Obispo County and British Columbia) of the SCB, but like the pygmy sperm whales are believed to be primarily creatures of the open sea. There are no confirmed records of dwarf sperm whales from within the SCB. Both species of Xcgw feed on cephalopods and shrimp. The proba- bility that either will occur in the SCB is highest m years and seasons when pelagic squid are present in substantial numbers, as was true in the late igyos and early 1980s; otherwise, neither is likely to be seen inshore of the continental Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Leatherwood, Stephen; Stewart, Brent S; Folkens, Pieter A; Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary (Calif. ); United States. National Marine Fisheries Service. [Santa Barba
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