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species of whales Gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus). blue whale Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching. killer whale Greenland right whale, or bowhead (Balaena mysticetus) Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) bottlenose dolphins
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Know the different theories explaining why whales become beached onshore
Learn why whales—such as pilot whales at Fairwell Spit, New Zealand—sometimes get...
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species of whales
Whales (order Cetacea).
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Gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus).
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blue whale
Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus).
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Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching.
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killer whale
Killer whale (Orcinus orca).
Miami Seaquarium
Greenland right whale, or bowhead (Balaena mysticetus)
Greenland right whale, or bowhead (Balaena mysticetus).
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Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
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bottlenose dolphins
A newborn bottlenose dolphin calf swimming alongside its mother at SeaWorld amusement...
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northern right whale (Eubalaena glacialis)
Northern right whale (Eubalaena glacialis).
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whaling
Japanese factory ship hauling a minke whale through a slipway in the ship's stern,...
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Ganges river dolphin
Ganges river dolphin, or susu (Platanista gangetica).
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Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata).
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sperm whale
Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus).
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Dolphins (family Delphinidae) and river dolphin (family Platanistidae).
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Whales such as humpbacks (Megaptera novaeangliae) communicate by producing...
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Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus).
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Baird's beaked, or giant bottlenose, whale
Baird's beaked, or giant bottlenose, whale (Berardius bairdii).
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Beluga (Delphinapterus leucas).
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killer whale (Orcinus orca)
Killer whale (Orcinus orca).
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Orca, or killer whale (Orcinus orca).
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Sei whale (Balaenoptera borealis).
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Pakicetus, an ancestral whale, the first cetacean discovered with functional...
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The call of fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) recorded in the Atlantic...
Call of a minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) recorded in the Atlantic...
blue whale vocalization
Call of a blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) recorded in the waters off...
southern blue whale vocalization
Call of a southern blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus intermedia) recorded...
The call of a humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) recorded in the waters...
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