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Balaenoptera edeni. Bryde's is pronounced "bree-dahs" after the name of the Norwegian man, Johan Bryde, who, in 1912, financed the first scientific investigation of whales in South African waters.

Links:

Bryde's Whale Fact file from the IFAW Charitable Trust. www.ifawct.org/whaledb/whale12.htm

Balaenoptera edeni (Bryde's Whale) Description and photos from the Animal Diversity Web. animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/../../b._edeni$narrative.html

Bryde's Whale Information from Whalesongs.org. www.whalesongs.org/cetacean/bryde_whale

Centre For Dolphin Studies: Bryde's Whale Information and pictures. www.dolphinstudies.co.za/species/balaenoptera_edeni.html

Bryde's Whale Species description of Balaenoptera edeni. ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/jaap/brydes.htm

Discovering Whales: Bryde's Whale General information, illustrations, and map. www.omplace.com/omsites/discover/BRYDES