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sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus)
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Humpback whales: Size, behavior, and threats
Learn about the humpback whale.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz

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sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus)
The largest of the toothed whales in the world are sperm whales (Physeter...
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humpback whale vocalization
Baleen whales, such as humpbacks, blow air through a U-shaped ridge of tissue at...
humpback whale call
To the human ear, the sounds produced by baleen whales are beautiful, eerie songs...
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