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Related Book ReviewsToothed whale -- The toothed whales (systematic name Odontoceti) form a suborder of the cetaceans. As the name suggests, the suborder is characterized by having ... > full article Porpoise -- The porpoises are small cetaceans of the family Phocoenidae; they are related to whales and dolphins. They are however distinct from dolphins, although the word "porpoise" is often used to refer to ... > full article Baleen whale -- The baleen whales, also called whalebone whales or great whales, form a suborder of the order cetacea. The distinguishing feature between this suborder and the toothed whales is that baleen whales ... > full article Whale song -- Whale song is the sound made by whales to communicate. The word "song" is used in particular to describe the pattern of regular and predictable sounds made by some species of whales (notably the ... > full article Whale -- Whales are the largest species of exclusively aquatic mammals, members of the order Cetacea. Whales are broadly classed as predators, but their food ranges from microscopic plankton to very large ... > full article Sei Whale -- The Sei Whale is a large baleen whale, and as such is one of the largest animals in the world. Following large-scale hunting of Sei Whales in the Southern Ocean during middle part of the twentieth ... > full article Bowhead Whale -- The Bowhead Whale, also known as Greenland Right Whale or Arctic Whale, is a marine mammal of the order Cetacea. Bowhead Whales are the only baleen whales that spend their entire lives in and around ... > full article Dolphin -- Dolphins are aquatic mammals. Dolphins have a fusiform body, adapted for fast swimming. Dolphins are widely believed to be amongst the most intelligent of all ... > full article Fin Whale -- The Fin Whale, also called the Finback Whale, is a mammal which belongs to the baleen whales suborder. It is the second largest whale and also the second largest animal ever to have lived, after the ... > full article Right whale -- The right whales are marine mammals belonging to the family Balaenidae. Right whales were named because whalers thought they were the 'right' whale to hunt, for several ... > full article
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