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  2. Antarctic whales - Wikipedia

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    Antarctic whales are any whales which are known to reside near Antarctica for at least part of the year. This includes: Arnoux's beaked whale; Blue whale; Dwarf sperm whale; Fin whale; Gray's beaked whale; Humpback whale; Minke whale; Antarctic minke whale; Pygmy right whale; Pygmy sperm whale; Sei whale; Southern bottlenose whale

  3. Wildlife of Antarctica - Wikipedia

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    At least 235 marine species are found in both Antarctica and the Arctic, ranging in size from whales and birds to small marine snails, sea cucumbers, and mud-dwelling worms. The large animals often migrate between the two, and smaller animals are expected to be able to spread via underwater currents. [8]

  4. List of mammals of Antarctica - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of native wild mammal species recorded in Antarctica. There are 23 mammal species in Antarctica, all of which are marine. Three are considered endangered, one is vulnerable, eight are listed as data deficient, and one has not yet been evaluated. [1] Domesticated species, such as the dogs formerly present, [2] are not ...

  5. Antarctic minke whale - Wikipedia

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    Beginning in 1968, larger numbers of minke whales were caught off Natal, South Africa, mainly to supplement the dwindling supply of larger species, particularly the sei whale. A total of 1,113 whales (nearly all Antarctic minke, but a few dwarf minke as well) were caught off the province between 1968 and 1975, with a peak of 199 in 1971.

  6. Whale makes epic migration, astonishing scientists - AOL

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    Find out more about humpback whales in The Secret's of Antarctica's Giants on BBC iPlayer. Humpbacks migrate annually from summer feeding grounds near the poles to warmer winter breeding waters ...

  7. List of cetaceans - Wikipedia

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    The family Balaenidae, the right whales, contains two genera and four species. All right whales have no ventral grooves; a distinctive head shape with a strongly arched, narrow rostrum, bowed lower jaw; lower lips that enfold the sides and front of the rostrum; and long, narrow, elastic baleen plates (up to nine times longer than wide) with fine baleen fringes.

  8. Recent whale deaths highlight risks from Antarctica's ... - AOL

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    Two humpback whales were found dead and another seriously injured this year in huge nets used to collect krill for fishmeal and omega-3 pills near Antarctica, The Associated Press has learned.

  9. Humpback whale makes one of the longest migrations ever recorded

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    Though humpbacks are among several species of whales known to migrate extraordinarily long distances each year to pursue sources of food in colder waters and breed in tropical seas, the study's ...