a juvenile Blainville’s beaked whale (Mesoplodon densirostris), Kona, Hawaii. The rows of “dots” on the head are caused by the suckers and hooks on the tentacles of squid, their primary prey • photo by Amy Van Cise

 a juvenile Blainville’s beaked whale (Mesoplodon densirostris), Kona, Hawaii.

The rows of “dots” on the head are caused by the suckers and hooks on the tentacles of squid, their primary prey

  • photo by Amy Van Cise