The whales, capable of diving thousands of feet into the ocean, are little-understood by scientists.
:"This is the largest group of beaked whales I have seen over the last 30 years, and I have only seen this species of whale about 10 times in my life."
ABC News 7 reported this is the first time the Monterey Bay Whale Watch has been able to capture these whales in drone camera footage., the cetaceans are characterized by their bulbous forehead—or melon—and cylindrical beak. They can weigh over 26,000lbs and live for more than half a century. While a female can live for 54 years on average and grow up to 36 foot, a male's lifespan can stretch as long as 84 years, when they can grow up to 35 feet.
The animals take their name from the naturalist Spencer F. Baird. They inhabit the North Pacific Ocean and the water between Alaska and California in the U.S. Thanks to their diving prowess, the creatures live off fish found in both the open ocean and the deep sea, including saury and mackerel, as well as octopus, crustaceans and sea cucumbers.
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