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Whales, the ocean’s largest marine mammals, renowned for their immense size and exceptional adaptability can be found roaming waters all over the world. From the depths of the Arctic to warm ...
Six species of dolphins have the word "whale" in their name, collectively known as blackfish: the orca, or killer whale, the melon-headed whale, the pygmy killer whale, the false killer whale, and the two species of pilot whales, all of which are classified under the family Delphinidae (oceanic dolphins). [6]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 19 February 2025. Large baleen whale species Humpback whale Temporal range: 7.2–0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Late Miocene – Recent Size compared to an average human Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) CITES Appendix I (CITES) Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom ...
Timeline of Whale Evolution - Smithsonian Ocean Portal; Cetacean Paleobiology – University of Bristol; BBC: Whale's evolution; BBC: Whale Evolution – The Fossil Evidence; Hooking Leviathan by Its Past by Stephen Jay Gould; Research on the Origin and Early Evolution of Whales (Cetacea), Gingerich, P.D., University of Michigan
A San Diego-based ecotour operator has captured stunning aerial footage, perhaps first of its kind, showing Cuvier’s beaked whales swimming along the surface. Rare footage shows elusive ...
A trip to the aquarium is usually a chance for children to watch sea animals go about their own business, oblivious to outside observers. In this video, a beluga whale turns the tables as it ...
The beluga whale (/ b ɪ ˈ l uː ɡ ə /; [4] Delphinapterus leucas) is an Arctic and sub-Arctic cetacean.It is one of two living members of the family Monodontidae, along with the narwhal, and the only member of the genus Delphinapterus.
Kutchicetus is an extinct genus of early whale of the family Remingtonocetidae that lived during Early-Middle Eocene (Lutetian and Ypresian) in what is now the coastal border of Pakistan and India, paleocoordinates