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Whales are a
widely distributed and
diverse group of
fully aquatic placental marine mammals. As an
informal and
colloquial grouping, they
correspond to...
- The orca (Orcinus orca), or
killer whale, is a
toothed whale that is the
largest member of the
oceanic dolphin family. It is the only
extant species in...
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extant species in the
sperm whale family,
along with the
pygmy sperm whale and
dwarf sperm whale of the
genus Kogia. The
sperm whale is a
pelagic mammal with...
- The blue
whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is a
marine mammal and a
baleen whale.
Reaching a
maximum confirmed length of 29.9 m (98 ft) and
weighing up to...
- The
humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) is a
species of
baleen whale. It is a
rorqual (a
member of the
family Balaenopteridae) and is the only species...
- The
bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) is a
species of
baleen whale belonging to the
family Balaenidae and is the only
living representative of the genus...
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minke whale (/ˈmɪnki/), or
lesser rorqual, is a
species complex of
baleen whale. The two
species of
minke whale are the
common (or northern)
minke whale and...
- The
whale shark (Rhincodon typus) is a slow-moving, filter-feeding ****
shark and the
largest known extant fish species. The
largest confirmed individual...
- "Blue
Whale" (Russian: Си́ний кит, romanized: Siniy kit), also
known as the "Blue
Whale Challenge", is a
social network phenomenon dating from 2016 that...
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Cetacea (/sɪˈteɪʃə/; from
Latin cetus '
whale', from
Ancient Gr**** κῆτος (kêtos) 'huge fish, sea monster') is an
infraorder of
aquatic mammals belonging...
