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    The beluga whale (/bɪˈluːɡə/; Delphinapterus leucas) is an Arctic and sub-Arctic cetacean. It is one of two members of the family Monodontidae, along...
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    The Cuvier's beaked whale, goose-beaked whale, or ziphius (Ziphius cavirostris) is the most widely distributed of all beaked whales in the family Ziphiidae...
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    Livyatan is an extinct genus of macroraptorial sperm whale containing one known species: L. melvillei. The genus name was inspired by the biblical sea...
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    whale M. hotaula, Deraniyagala's beaked whale †M. longirostris †M. posti †M. slangkopi †M. tumidirostris Genus †Nenga Genus †Pterocetus Genus †Xhosacetus...
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    Pilot whales are cetaceans belonging to the genus Globicephala. The two extant species are the long-finned pilot whale (G. melas) and the short-finned...
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    Mesoplodont whales are 16 species of toothed whale in the genus Mesoplodon, making it the largest genus in the cetacean order. Two species were described...
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    beaked whale, containing just two species: the Northern and Southern bottlenose whales. While not in the genus Hyperoodon, Longman's beaked whales are alternatively...
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    Narwhal (redirect from Unicorn Whale)
    The narwhal (Monodon monoceros), is a species of toothed whale. It is the only species in the genus Monodon. The most prominent feature of the species...
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  • Thumbnail for Melon-headed whale
    melon-headed whale (Peponocephala electra), also known less commonly as the electra dolphin, little killer whale, or many-toothed blackfish, is a toothed whale of...
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  • Thumbnail for Tropical bottlenose whale
    The tropical bottlenose whale (Indopacetus pacificus), also known as the Indo-Pacific beaked whale or Longman's beaked whale, was considered to be the...
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    Berardius (redirect from Four-toothed whale)
    The four-toothed whales or giant beaked whales are beaked whales in the genus Berardius. They include Arnoux's beaked whale (Berardius arnuxii) in cold...
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    includes three extant species of whales: the sperm whale, in the genus Physeter, and the pygmy sperm whale and dwarf sperm whale, in the genus Kogia. In the...
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  • Thumbnail for Pygmy killer whale
    The pygmy killer whale (Feresa attenuata) is a poorly known and rarely seen oceanic dolphin. It is the only species in the genus Feresa. It derives its...
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  • Thumbnail for Right whale dolphin
    Right whale dolphins are cetaceans belonging to the genus Lissodelphis. It contains the northern right whale dolphin (Lissodelphis borealis) and the southern...
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  • Thumbnail for Shepherd's beaked whale
    Shepherd's beaked whale (Tasmacetus shepherdi), also commonly called Tasman's beaked whale or simply the Tasman whale, is a cetacean of the family Ziphiidae...
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    Kogia (category Sperm whales)
    of toothed whales within the superfamily Physeteroidea comprising two extant and two extinct species from the Neogene: Pygmy sperm whale, Kogia breviceps...
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    cetacean family Monodontidae comprises two living whale species, the narwhal and the beluga whale and at least four extinct species, known from the fossil...
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    names contain "whale" rather than "dolphin", such as the Globicephalinae (round-headed whales including the false killer whale and pilot whale). Delphinidae...
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    Zygophyseter varolai is an extinct sperm whale that lived during the Tortonian age of the Late Miocene 11.2 to 7.6 million years ago. It is known from...
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    (false killer whale)". fossilworks.org. "Pseudorca crassidens — False Killer Whale". Australian gov. "Pseudorca Crassidens (false killer whale)". marinebio...
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  • (extant) Mesoplodon posti Mesoplodon slangkopi Mesoplodon tumidirostris Nenga Pterocetus Xhosacetus Subfamily Ziphiinae Caviziphius Izikoziphius Nazcacetus...
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  • Physeter (category Sperm whales)
    Physeter is a genus of toothed whales. There is only one living species in this genus: the sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus). Some extremely poorly...
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    Kogiidae (redirect from Small sperm whale)
    breviceps) and dwarf (K. sima) sperm whales. As their common names suggest, they somewhat resemble sperm whales, with squared heads and small lower jaws...
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  • Thumbnail for Brygmophyseter
    Brygmophyseter, known as the biting sperm whale, is an extinct genus of toothed whale in the sperm whale family with one species, B. shigensis. When it...
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  • Thumbnail for Rough-toothed dolphin
    together with other species of dolphin, and with pilot whales, false killer whales, and humpback whales. Rough-toothed dolphins have been reported to bow-ride...
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  • Thumbnail for Common dolphin
    pp. 245–248. ISBN 978-0-12-551340-1. Handbook, Whale Watching (2020-07-10). "Common Dolphin". Whale Watching Handbook. Retrieved 2020-07-10. Cunha, Haydée...
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  • Thumbnail for Denebola brachycephala
    Denebola is an extinct genus of whale belonging to the family Monodontidae. It contains a single known species, Denebola brachycephala. It is the earliest...
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  • Thumbnail for South Asian river dolphin
    South Asian river dolphins are toothed whales in the genus Platanista, which inhabit the waterways of the Indian subcontinent. They were historically considered...
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  • Thumbnail for Dall's porpoise
    porpoises are prey to transient killer whales. They have, however, been observed in association with resident killer whales, engaging in apparent play behaviors...
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    Lipotidae (category Toothed whales)
    of a Tertiary platanistoid fossil from Asia. Scientific Reports of the Whales Research Institute 35:173-181. N. D. Pyenson. 2009. Requiem for Lipotes:...
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