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Many beaked whale species show extreme sexual dimorphism in teeth, with females lacking visible erupted teeth entirely.
In Baird’s beaked whales, only adult males develop erupted teeth that protrude from the lower jaw, and these teeth are primarily used in combat with other males rather than feeding.
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The battles leave permanent rake-like scars etched across their bodies, physical records of underwater clashes occurring hundreds of meters below the surface where no human has witnessed them directly.
These scars allow researchers to infer social hierarchies and mating competition in a species that spends most of its life hidden in deep offshore waters, offering rare insights into the secretive social structures of deep-diving whales.
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