Paus kepala semangka

Paus kepala semangka (Peponocephala electra),  ialah sejenis paus bergigi kecil dalam keluarga lelumba laut (Delphinidae). Nama umumnya datang daripada bentuk kepalanya. Paus kepala semangka tersebar luas di perairan dalam tropika dan subtropika dunia, tetapi ia jarang ditemui di laut. Ia hidup berdekatan pantai di pulau-pulau Oseania, seperti Hawaii, Polinesia Perancis dan Filipina.

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Dolphin mom adopts whale calf—a first
Rare dolphin-whale hybrid spotted near Hawaii
Melon-headed whale sounds
Society for Marine Mammalogy
Cascadia Research
NOAA Fisheries
IWC Responsible Whale Watching/handbook
Memorandum of Understanding Concerning the Conservation of the Manatee and Small Cetaceans of Western Africa and Macaronesia.
Official webpage of the Memorandum of Understanding for the Conservation of Cetaceans and Their Habitats in the Pacific Islands Region

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