Cetacean surfacing behaviour is a grouping of movement types that cetaceans make at the water's surface in addition to breathing. Cetaceans have developed...

migrate with the changing of the seasons. Cetaceans are famous for their high intelligence, complex social behaviour, and the enormous size of some of the...

they correspond to large members of the infraorder Cetacea, i.e. all cetaceans apart from dolphins and porpoises. Dolphins and porpoises may be considered...

Cetacean intelligence is the overall intelligence and derived cognitive ability of aquatic mammals belonging in the infraorder Cetacea (cetaceans), including...

The evolution of cetaceans is thought to have begun in the Indian subcontinent from even-toed ungulates (Artiodactyla) 50 million years ago (mya) and...

synchronous surfacing. These behaviours do not occur randomly among individuals in a pod, providing evidence of "friendships". Like all cetaceans, orcas depend...

Porpoises (/ˈpɔːrpəsɪz/) are small dolphin-like cetaceans classified under the family Phocoenidae. Although similar in appearance to dolphins, they are...

sleeping and surfacing to breathe of aquatic mammals including both dolphins and seals. Bottlenose dolphins are one specific species of cetaceans that have...

pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus) is one of the two species of cetaceans in the genus Globicephala, which it shares with the long-finned pilot...

beneath the surface of the water and roll to one side when surfacing to breathe. This rolling movement disturbs very little water on the surface, so they...

dolphinfish. In common usage, the term whale is used only for the larger cetacean species, while the smaller ones with a beaked or longer nose are considered...

Whippomorpha or Cetancodonta is a group of artiodactyls that contains all living cetaceans (whales, dolphins, etc.) and hippopotamuses. All Whippomorphs are descendants...

(also called odontocetes, systematic name Odontoceti) are a parvorder of cetaceans that includes dolphins, porpoises, and all other whales possessing teeth...

Sinha, R. K.; Sinha, S.; Sharma, G.; Kedia, D. K. (2010). "Surfacing and diving behaviour of free-ranging Ganges river dolphin, Platanista gangetica gangetica"...

ISBN 0-375-41141-0. Whales & Dolphins Guide to the Biology and Behaviour of Cetaceans, Maurizio Wurtz and Nadia Repetto. ISBN 1-84037-043-2. Encyclopedia...

whale (/bɪˈluːɡə/; Delphinapterus leucas) is an Arctic and sub-Arctic cetacean. It is one of two members of the family Monodontidae, along with the narwhal...

orca Pseudorca crassidens The Delphinidae are the most diverse of the cetacean families, with numerous variations between species. They range in size...

eight extant species of porpoise. It is one of the smallest species of cetacean. As its name implies, it stays close to coastal areas or river estuaries...

Whitehead, H.; and Mann, J. (2000). "Female reproductive strategies of cetaceans". In Cetacean Societies. Mann, J., editor. University of Chicago Press, pp. 219–246...

susceptible to decompression sickness, and sudden surfacing could be lethal to them. Like that of all cetaceans, the spine of the sperm whale has reduced zygapophysial...

the standard hues of white, grey, black and blue seen on other pelagic cetaceans. Their body's coloration is well-demarcated, with the chin, throat and...

than an hour at or near the surface breathing. Beaked whales are often seen surfacing synchronously, but asynchronous surfacing has also been observed. In...

Encyclopedia of Life Whales & Dolphins Guide to the Biology and Behaviour of Cetaceans, Maurizio Wurtz and Nadia Repetto. ISBN 1-84037-043-2 Encyclopedia...

even-toed ungulates, the closest living relatives of the hippopotamids are cetaceans (whales, dolphins, porpoises, etc.), from which they diverged about 55...

Cetaceans (or Cetacea, from the ancient Greek κῆτος, meaning 'sea monster') form an infra-order of marine mammals. In 2020, approximately 86 species of...

and has a gestation lasting an average of 15 months. Like most other cetaceans, the narwhal uses clicks, whistles and knocks to communicate with others...

killer whales when the latter are attacking other species, including other cetacean species, seals, sea lions, and fish. There is a distinction though, between...

The common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) is the most abundant cetacean in the world, with a global population of about six million. Despite this fact and...

Dall's porpoises can be easily distinguished from other porpoises and cetacean species within their range. They have a wide, robust body, a comparatively...

of the genitals using inanimate objects (found in several primates and cetaceans). Many birds masturbate by mounting and copulating with tufts of grass...