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Whales are a
widely distributed and
diverse group of
fully aquatic placental marine mammals. As an
informal and
colloquial grouping, they
correspond to...
- The orca (Orcinus orca), or
killer whale, is a
toothed whale and the
largest member of the
oceanic dolphin family. It is the only
extant species in the...
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extant species in the
sperm whale family,
along with the
pygmy sperm whale and
dwarf sperm whale of the
genus Kogia. The
sperm whale is a
pelagic mammal with...
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whales are
three species of
large baleen whales of the
genus Eubalaena: the
North Atlantic right whale (E. glacialis), the
North Pacific right whale (E...
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Baleen whales (/bəˈliːn/), also
known as
whalebone whales, are
marine mammals of the
parvorder Mysticeti in the
infraorder Cetacea (
whales,
dolphins and...
- The
humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) is a
species of
baleen whale. It is a
rorqual (a
member of the
family Balaenopteridae) and is the only species...
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bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus),
sometimes called the
Greenland right whale,
Arctic whale, and
polar whale, is a
species of
baleen whale belonging...
- The
beluga whale (/bɪˈluːɡə/;
Delphinapterus leucas) is an
Arctic and sub-Arctic cetacean. It is one of two
living members of the
family Monodontidae...
- The blue
whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is a
marine mammal and a
baleen whale.
Reaching a
maximum confirmed length of 29.9 m (98 ft) and
weighing up to...
- The
whale shark (Rhincodon typus) is a slow-moving, filter-feeding ****
shark and the
largest known extant fish species. The
largest confirmed individual...
