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that helps their brains to coordinate the engulfment action. Furthermore, their large nerves are flexible so that they can stretch and recoil. In fact, they give rorquals the ability to open their mouths so wide that they would be capable of taking in water at volumes greater than their own sizes.
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is an extreme feeding method, where the whale accelerates to a high velocity and then opens its mouth to a large gape angle. This generates the water pressure required to expand its mouth and engulf and filter a huge amount of water and fish. The gray whale does not lunge feed, as it gulps in
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Hassanin, A.; Delsuc, F.; Rpiquet, A.; Hammer, C.; Vuuren, B. J.; Matthee, C.; Ruiz-Garcia, M.; Gatzeflis, F.; Areskoug, V.; Nguyen, T. T.; Couloux, A. (2012). "Pattern and timing of diversification of
Cetartiodactyla (Mammalia, Laurasiatheria), as revealed by a comprehensive analysis of
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after 6â12 months, depending on species. Of some species, adults live in small groups, or "pods" of two to five individuals. For example, humpback whales have a fluid social structure, often engaging behavioral practices in a pod, other times being solitary.
561:, these movements are less obvious, although still present.) Within each species, the largest individuals tend to approach the poles more closely, while the youngest and fittest ones tend to stay in warmer waters before leaving on their annual migration.
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Distribution is worldwide: the blue, fin, humpback, and the sei whales are found in all major oceans; the common (northern) and
Antarctic (southern) minke whale species are found in all the oceans of their respective hemispheres; either of
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McGowen, Michael R; Tsagkogeorga, Georgia; Ălvarez-Carretero, Sandra; dos Reis, Mario; Struebig, Monika; Deaville, Robert; Jepson, Paul D; Jarman, Simon; Polanowski, Andrea; Morin, Phillip A; Rossiter, Stephen J (2019-10-21).
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fibers. Opening the mouth causes the nerves to unfold, and they snap back after the mouth is closed. According to Potvin and
Goldbogen, lunge feeding in rorquals represents the largest
451:, and most have narrow, elongated flippers. They have a dorsal fin, situated about two-thirds the way back. Most rorquals feed by gulping in water, and then pushing it out through the
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Most rorquals are strictly oceanic: the exceptions are the gray whale, Bryde's whale, Eden's whale, and Rice's whale (which are usually found close to shore all year round) and the
444:, which have shorter grooves). These furrows allow the mouth to expand immensely when feeding. These "pleated throat grooves" distinguish balaenopterids from other whales.
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1552:; Goldbogen, J.A.; Vogl, A.W.; Szathmary, G; Drake, R.L.; Shadwick, R.E. (2012). "Discovery of a sensory organ that coordinates lunge feeding in rorqual whales".
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in rorquals lasts 11â12 months, so that both mating and birthing occur at the same time of year. Cows give birth to a single calf, which is
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DemĂŠrĂŠ, T.A.; Berta, A.; McGowen, M.R. (2005). "The taxonomic and evolutionary history of fossil and modern balaenopteroid mysticetes".
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All members of the family have a series of longitudinal folds of skin running from below the mouth back to the navel (except the
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Most rorquals breed in tropical waters during the winter, then migrate back to the polar feeding grounds rich in
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Rorquals have a number of anatomical features that enable them to do this, including bilaterally separate
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Formerly, the rorqual family
Balaenopteridae was split into two subfamilies, the Balaenopterinae and the
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has the smallest distribution of rorquals and possibly baleen whales in general, being
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1935:"Notes on the Whalebone-Whales; with a Synopsis of the Species"
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1432:"All About Baleen Whales | SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment"
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Audubon Society Guide to Marine Mammals of the World
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of the various rorqual species shows the current division is
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Reeves, RR; Stewart, BS; Clapham, PJ; Powell, JA (2002).
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In 2012, the following alternate taxonomy was presented:
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oceans, being absent only from the cold waters of the
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711:The discovery of a new species of balaenopterid,
1060:Alternative generic taxonomy for living rorquals
1841:"Gulf of Mexico Bryde's Whale | NOAA Fisheries"
597:sediments from the seafloor rather than water.
455:plates with their tongue; the exception is the
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399:
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1865:"List of Marine Mammal Species and Subspecies"
2021:
632:of the family Balaenopteridae using complete
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1205:"Family Balaenopteridae Gray 1864 (rorqual)"
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1231:Mead, J. G.; Brownell, R. L. Jr. (2005).
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1494:Handbook, Whale Watching (2021-01-22).
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568:and krill for the short polar summer.
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4207:6404d707-27e1-4b24-8ca5-4950260a602f
1406:. New York: Facts on File. pp.
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1295:participating institution membership
467:, but also on various fish, such as
374:, reaches 9 tonnes (10 short tons).
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1634:Potvin, J; Goldbogen, J.A. (2009).
702:, and the other taxa classified in
291:Ellerman & Morrison-Scott 1951
14:
3050:Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin (
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1977:
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839:Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda
309:
127:
3191:Indo-Pacific finless porpoise (
3068:Tamanend's bottlenose dolphin (
2916:Indian Ocean humpback dolphin (
2907:Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin (
1608:McSpadden, Kevin (5 May 2015).
4315:Taxa named by John Edward Gray
2737:Southern right whale dolphin (
2728:Northern right whale dolphin (
2660:Atlantic white-sided dolphin (
1839:Fisheries, NOAA (2021-01-19).
1689:Journal of Mammalian Evolution
772:Balaenoptera physalus physalus
377:Rorquals take their name from
1:
3774:Deraniyagala's beaked whale (
3747:Ginkgo-toothed beaked whale (
2958:Pantropical spotted dolphin (
2925:Australian humpback dolphin (
2687:Pacific white-sided dolphin (
674:, respectively. However, the
408:name for this type of whale,
2770:Australian snubfin dolphin (
2178:North Atlantic right whale (
1869:Society for Marine Mammalogy
1328:
3720:Blainville's beaked whale (
3661:Tropical bottlenose whale (
3637:Southern bottlenose whale (
3628:Northern bottlenose whale (
3077:Common bottlenose dolphin (
2934:Atlantic humpback dolphin (
2187:North Pacific right whale (
1403:The Encyclopedia of Mammals
781:Balaenoptera physalus quoyi
4331:
3819:Stejneger's beaked whale (
3200:Yangtze finless porpoise (
2985:Atlantic spotted dolphin (
2570:Short-finned pilot whale (
1905:10.1016/j.crvi.2011.11.002
1116:Pterobalaena acutorostrata
850:Balaenoptera acutorostrata
647:Plesiobalaenoptera hubachi
580:Humpback feeding on young
531:to a small portion of the
16:Family of cetacean mammals
3852:Shepherd's beaked whale (
3395:Araguaian river dolphin (
2579:Long-finned pilot whale (
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2112:
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1951:10.1080/00222936408681724
1701:10.1007/s10914-005-6944-3
1282:Oxford English Dictionary
1047:Incakujira anilliodefuego
386:, which derives from the
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124:Scientific classification
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3738:Gervais's beaked whale (
3693:Sowerby's beaked whale (
3404:Bolivian river dolphin (
1893:Comptes Rendus Biologies
1891:mitochondrial genomes".
1239:; Reeder, D. M. (eds.).
1125:Pterobalaena bonaerensis
859:Balaenoptera bonaerensis
810:Balaenoptera edeni edeni
644:Skeleton of the extinct
490:Distribution and habitat
3876:Cuvier's beaked whale (
3801:Perrin's beaked whale (
3765:Hector's beaked whale (
3729:Ramari's beaked whale (
3702:Andrews' beaked whale (
3578:Arnoux's beaked whale (
3251:Burmeister's porpoise (
3018:Rough-toothed dolphin (
2442:(Oceanic dolphins)
2241:Antarctic minke whale (
1998:EncyclopĂŚdia Britannica
1500:Whale Watching Handbook
1287:Oxford University Press
410:
3587:Baird's beaked whale (
3487:Ganges river dolphin (
3413:Amazon river dolphin (
2794:Orca or killer whale (
2718:(Right whale dolphins)
2651:White-beaked dolphin (
2169:Southern right whale (
2001:(11th ed.). 1911.
1750:10.1126/sciadv.aap9873
1656:10.1098/rsif.2008.0492
1355:The Century Dictionary
1098:Megaptera novaeangliae
1052:
886:Megaptera novaeangliae
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637:
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354:, which contains nine
4228:Paleobiology Database
3828:Spade-toothed whale (
3792:True's beaked whale (
3783:Strap-toothed whale (
3756:Gray's beaked whale (
3711:Hubbs' beaked whale (
3596:Sato's beaked whale (
3496:Indus river dolphin (
3224:Spectacled porpoise (
3040:(Bottlenose dolphins)
2481:Heaviside's dolphin (
2463:Commerson's dolphin (
2268:Pygmy Bryde's whale (
1800:10.1093/sysbio/syz068
1638:Balaenoptera physalus
1528:. Chanticleer Press.
1461:Marine Mammal Science
1358:. 1895. p. 5228.
1121:Antarctic minke whale
1080:Balaenoptera physalus
1045:
855:Antarctic minke whale
830:Balaenoptera musculus
792:Balaenoptera borealis
763:Balaenoptera physalus
688:Eschrichtius robustus
652:Museum fĂźr Naturkunde
643:
628:
579:
117:Balaenoptera musculus
3810:Pygmy beaked whale (
3683:(Mesoplodont whales)
2842:False killer whale (
2818:Melon-headed whale (
2538:Pygmy killer whale (
2232:Common minke whale (
1974:at Wikimedia Commons
1644:J. R. Soc. Interface
1339:the specific name +
404:originated from the
398:: the first element
372:northern minke whale
3618:(Bottlenose whales)
3358:Dwarf sperm whale (
3349:Pygmy sperm whale (
3181:(Finless porpoises)
2897:(Humpback dolphins)
2761:Irrawaddy dolphin (
2678:Hourglass dolphin (
2389:Pygmy right whale (
1742:2018SciA....4.9873A
1576:10.1038/nature11135
1568:2012Natur.485..498P
1285:(Online ed.).
868:Balaenoptera omurai
717:Balaenoptera omurai
3533:La Plata dolphin (
3233:Harbour porpoise (
3202:N. asiaeorientalis
3059:Burrunan dolphin (
2627:Fraser's dolphin (
2490:Hector's dolphin (
1788:Systematic Biology
1170:Rorqualus musculus
1143:Rorqualus borealis
1112:Common minke whale
1053:
1008:Plesiobalaenoptera
908:Archaebalaenoptera
846:Common minke whale
821:Balaenoptera ricei
801:Balaenoptera edeni
777:Southern fin whale
768:Northern fin whale
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442:common minke whale
339:) are the largest
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1473:10.1111/mms.12776
1417:978-0-87196-871-5
1383:978-0-89599-014-3
1293:(Subscription or
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3908:
3685:
3684:
3680:
3620:
3619:
3615:
3564:
3559:
3558:
3554:
3519:
3473:
3436:
3397:I. araguaiaensis
3381:
3335:
3314:P. macrocephalus
3298:
3183:
3182:
3178:
3169:
3164:
3163:
3159:
3100:
3042:
3041:
3037:
2899:
2898:
2894:
2875:Guiana dolphin (
2720:
2719:
2715:
2572:G. macrorhynchus
2562:
2561:
2557:
2514:Common dolphin (
2449:
2444:
2443:
2439:
2432:
2423:(Toothed whales)
2422:
2415:
2375:
2352:Humpback whale (
2234:B. acutorostrata
2218:
2213:
2212:
2208:
2161:
2160:
2156:
2123:
2114:
2104:
2097:
2030:
2023:
2016:
2007:
2002:
1994:
1982:Data related to
1981:
1969:
1954:
1917:
1916:
1887:
1881:
1880:
1878:
1876:
1861:
1855:
1854:
1852:
1851:
1836:
1830:
1829:
1819:
1778:
1772:
1771:
1761:
1729:Science Advances
1719:
1713:
1712:
1684:
1678:
1677:
1667:
1631:
1625:
1624:
1622:
1620:
1605:
1596:
1595:
1546:
1540:
1539:
1519:
1510:
1509:
1507:
1506:
1491:
1485:
1484:
1452:
1446:
1445:
1443:
1442:
1428:
1422:
1421:
1397:
1388:
1387:
1369:
1360:
1359:
1350:
1344:
1330:
1312:
1305:
1302:
1298:
1290:
1278:
1271:
1265:
1264:
1228:
1222:
1221:
1219:
1217:
1201:
1179:Rorqualus omurai
1152:Rorqualus brydei
1035:
1025:
1015:
1005:
998:Parabalaenoptera
995:
985:
975:
965:
955:
945:
935:
928:Cetotheriophanes
925:
915:
905:
835:Pygmy blue whale
617:event on Earth.
606:mechanoreceptors
413:
403:
397:
385:
338:
337:
334:
333:
330:
327:
324:
321:
318:
315:
295:
294:Rhachianectidae
290:
224:
211:Balaenopteroidea
132:
131:
107:
97:
34:
27:Temporal range:
21:
4330:
4329:
4325:
4324:
4323:
4321:
4320:
4319:
4295:
4294:
4293:
4288:
4280:
4275:
4267:
4262:
4254:
4252:
4244:
4239:
4231:
4226:
4218:
4213:
4205:
4203:
4195:
4190:
4182:
4177:
4169:
4164:
4156:
4151:
4143:
4138:
4130:
4125:
4117:
4112:
4104:
4099:
4091:
4086:
4078:
4073:
4065:
4060:
4052:
4050:
4044:Balaenopteridae
4042:
4037:
4031:Balaenopteridae
4029:
4024:
4017:Balaenopteridae
4015:
4014:
4009:
4000:
3999:
3994:
3987:Balaenopteridae
3981:
3971:
3961:
3959:
3947:
3935:
3923:
3913:
3911:
3903:
3901:
3884:
3860:
3836:
3722:M. densirostris
3682:
3681:
3679:
3669:
3645:
3617:
3616:
3614:
3604:
3557:(Beaked whales)
3556:
3555:
3553:
3541:
3504:
3458:
3421:
3366:
3320:
3283:
3259:
3208:
3193:N. phocaenoides
3180:
3179:
3177:
3161:
3160:
3158:
3146:
3122:
3085:
3039:
3038:
3036:
3026:
3002:
2996:S. longirostris
2978:S. coeruleoalba
2942:
2896:
2895:
2893:
2883:
2850:
2826:
2802:
2778:
2763:O. brevirostris
2745:
2717:
2716:
2714:
2704:
2696:Dusky dolphin (
2635:
2611:
2587:
2559:
2558:
2556:
2546:
2522:
2498:
2454:Cephalorhynchus
2441:
2440:
2438:
2426:
2397:
2360:
2354:M. novaeangliae
2336:
2312:
2286:Omura's whale (
2259:Bryde's whale (
2210:
2209:
2207:
2205:Balaenopteridae
2195:
2158:
2157:
2155:
2145:
2137:Bowhead whale (
2108:
2105:(Baleen whales)
2091:
2041:
2034:
1992:"Rorqual"
1989:
1984:Balaenopteridae
1972:Balaenopteridae
1962:
1957:
1945:(83): 345â353.
1929:
1925:
1920:
1889:
1888:
1884:
1874:
1872:
1863:
1862:
1858:
1849:
1847:
1838:
1837:
1833:
1780:
1779:
1775:
1736:(4): eaap9873.
1721:
1720:
1716:
1695:(1/2): 99â143.
1686:
1685:
1681:
1633:
1632:
1628:
1618:
1616:
1607:
1606:
1599:
1548:
1547:
1543:
1536:
1521:
1520:
1513:
1504:
1502:
1496:"Bryde's Whale"
1493:
1492:
1488:
1454:
1453:
1449:
1440:
1438:
1430:
1429:
1425:
1418:
1399:
1398:
1391:
1384:
1371:
1370:
1363:
1352:
1351:
1347:
1292:
1273:
1272:
1268:
1253:
1233:"Order Cetacea"
1230:
1229:
1225:
1215:
1213:
1203:
1202:
1198:
1194:
1189:
1161:Rorqualus edeni
1062:
978:Miobalaenoptera
948:Eschrichtioides
898:
746:Balaenopteridae
741:
623:
574:
492:
434:
432:Characteristics
352:Balaenopteridae
312:
308:
293:
267:
251:
245:
223:
221:Balaenopteridae
126:
98:
96:
95:
90:
85:
80:
75:
70:
65:
60:
55:
50:
45:
40:
29:
28:
25:
17:
12:
11:
5:
4328:
4326:
4318:
4317:
4312:
4307:
4297:
4296:
4290:
4289:
4287:
4286:
4273:
4260:
4250:
4237:
4224:
4211:
4201:
4188:
4175:
4162:
4149:
4136:
4123:
4110:
4097:
4084:
4071:
4058:
4048:
4035:
4022:
4007:
3991:
3989:
3983:
3982:
3977:
3970:
3969:
3957:
3945:
3933:
3921:
3898:
3897:
3894:
3893:
3890:
3889:
3886:
3885:
3883:
3882:
3878:Z. cavirostris
3872:
3870:
3862:
3861:
3859:
3858:
3848:
3846:
3838:
3837:
3835:
3834:
3825:
3816:
3807:
3798:
3789:
3780:
3771:
3762:
3753:
3744:
3735:
3726:
3717:
3708:
3699:
3689:
3687:
3671:
3670:
3668:
3667:
3657:
3655:
3647:
3646:
3644:
3643:
3634:
3624:
3622:
3606:
3605:
3603:
3602:
3593:
3584:
3574:
3572:
3561:
3547:
3546:
3543:
3542:
3540:
3539:
3535:P. blainvillei
3529:
3527:
3516:
3510:
3509:
3506:
3505:
3503:
3502:
3493:
3483:
3481:
3470:
3464:
3463:
3460:
3459:
3457:
3456:
3446:
3444:
3433:
3427:
3426:
3423:
3422:
3420:
3419:
3415:I. geoffrensis
3410:
3406:I. boliviensis
3401:
3391:
3389:
3378:
3372:
3371:
3368:
3367:
3365:
3364:
3355:
3345:
3343:
3332:
3326:
3325:
3322:
3321:
3319:
3318:
3308:
3306:
3295:
3289:
3288:
3285:
3284:
3282:
3281:
3271:
3269:
3261:
3260:
3258:
3257:
3253:P. spinipinnis
3248:
3239:
3230:
3220:
3218:
3210:
3209:
3207:
3206:
3197:
3187:
3185:
3166:
3152:
3151:
3148:
3147:
3145:
3144:
3134:
3132:
3124:
3123:
3121:
3120:
3114:Beluga whale (
3110:
3108:
3105:Delphinapterus
3097:
3091:
3090:
3087:
3086:
3084:
3083:
3074:
3065:
3056:
3046:
3044:
3028:
3027:
3025:
3024:
3020:S. bredanensis
3014:
3012:
3004:
3003:
3001:
3000:
2991:
2982:
2973:
2964:
2954:
2952:
2944:
2943:
2941:
2940:
2931:
2922:
2913:
2903:
2901:
2885:
2884:
2882:
2881:
2872:
2868:S. fluviatilis
2862:
2860:
2852:
2851:
2849:
2848:
2838:
2836:
2828:
2827:
2825:
2824:
2814:
2812:
2804:
2803:
2801:
2800:
2790:
2788:
2780:
2779:
2777:
2776:
2767:
2757:
2755:
2747:
2746:
2744:
2743:
2734:
2724:
2722:
2706:
2705:
2703:
2702:
2693:
2689:L. obliquidens
2684:
2675:
2666:
2657:
2653:L. albirostris
2647:
2645:
2642:Lagenorhynchus
2637:
2636:
2634:
2633:
2623:
2621:
2613:
2612:
2610:
2609:
2599:
2597:
2589:
2588:
2586:
2585:
2576:
2566:
2564:
2560:(Pilot whales)
2548:
2547:
2545:
2544:
2534:
2532:
2524:
2523:
2521:
2520:
2510:
2508:
2500:
2499:
2497:
2496:
2487:
2478:
2469:
2465:C. commersonii
2459:
2457:
2446:
2428:
2427:
2418:
2411:
2410:
2407:
2406:
2403:
2402:
2399:
2398:
2396:
2395:
2385:
2383:
2372:
2366:
2365:
2362:
2361:
2359:
2358:
2348:
2346:
2338:
2337:
2335:
2334:
2324:
2322:
2314:
2313:
2311:
2310:
2304:Rice's whale (
2301:
2292:
2283:
2274:
2265:
2256:
2247:
2243:B. bonaerensis
2238:
2228:
2226:
2215:
2201:
2200:
2197:
2196:
2194:
2193:
2184:
2175:
2165:
2163:
2159:(Right whales)
2147:
2146:
2144:
2143:
2133:
2131:
2120:
2110:
2109:
2100:
2093:
2092:
2090:
2089:
2083:
2077:
2075:Laurasiatheria
2071:
2065:
2059:
2053:
2046:
2043:
2042:
2035:
2033:
2032:
2025:
2018:
2010:
2004:
2003:
1987:
1986:at Wikispecies
1975:
1961:
1960:External links
1958:
1956:
1955:
1926:
1924:
1921:
1919:
1918:
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1773:
1714:
1679:
1626:
1597:
1541:
1534:
1511:
1486:
1467:(2): 577â610.
1447:
1423:
1416:
1389:
1382:
1361:
1345:
1266:
1251:
1223:
1195:
1193:
1190:
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1172:
1163:
1154:
1145:
1129:
1128:
1127:
1118:
1102:
1101:
1100:
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1084:
1083:
1082:
1061:
1058:
1057:
1056:
1055:
1054:
1038:Protororqualus
1031:
1021:
1011:
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991:
981:
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961:
951:
941:
931:
921:
911:
897:
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892:
891:
890:
889:
888:
882:Humpback whale
872:
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852:
843:
842:
841:
823:
814:
813:
812:
794:
785:
784:
783:
774:
740:
739:Extant species
737:
733:Gulf of Mexico
696:humpback whale
622:
619:
573:
572:Feeding habits
570:
559:ocean currents
555:humpback whale
533:Gulf of Mexico
491:
488:
433:
430:
356:extant species
300:
299:
287:Eschrichtiidae
282:
281:
275:
274:
258:
257:
256:Extant genera
253:
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246:
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230:
229:
218:
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208:
204:
203:
198:
194:
193:
188:
184:
183:
178:
174:
173:
168:
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163:
158:
154:
153:
148:
144:
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138:
134:
133:
120:
119:
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26:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
4327:
4316:
4313:
4311:
4310:Baleen whales
4308:
4306:
4303:
4302:
4300:
4283:
4278:
4274:
4270:
4265:
4261:
4257:
4251:
4247:
4242:
4238:
4234:
4229:
4225:
4221:
4216:
4212:
4208:
4202:
4198:
4193:
4189:
4185:
4180:
4176:
4172:
4167:
4163:
4159:
4154:
4150:
4146:
4141:
4137:
4133:
4128:
4124:
4120:
4115:
4111:
4107:
4102:
4098:
4094:
4089:
4085:
4081:
4076:
4072:
4068:
4063:
4059:
4055:
4049:
4045:
4040:
4036:
4032:
4027:
4023:
4018:
4012:
4008:
4003:
3997:
3993:
3992:
3990:
3988:
3984:
3980:
3975:
3968:
3958:
3956:
3951:
3946:
3944:
3939:
3934:
3932:
3927:
3922:
3920:
3910:
3906:
3881:
3879:
3874:
3873:
3871:
3869:
3868:
3863:
3857:
3855:
3850:
3849:
3847:
3845:
3844:
3839:
3833:
3831:
3826:
3824:
3822:
3821:M. stejnegeri
3817:
3815:
3813:
3812:M. peruvianus
3808:
3806:
3804:
3799:
3797:
3795:
3790:
3788:
3786:
3781:
3779:
3777:
3772:
3770:
3768:
3763:
3761:
3759:
3754:
3752:
3750:
3749:M. ginkgodens
3745:
3743:
3741:
3736:
3734:
3732:
3727:
3725:
3723:
3718:
3716:
3714:
3713:M. carlhubbsi
3709:
3707:
3705:
3700:
3698:
3696:
3691:
3690:
3688:
3678:
3677:
3672:
3666:
3664:
3659:
3658:
3656:
3654:
3653:
3648:
3642:
3640:
3639:H. planifrons
3635:
3633:
3631:
3630:H. ampullatus
3626:
3625:
3623:
3613:
3612:
3607:
3601:
3599:
3594:
3592:
3590:
3585:
3583:
3581:
3576:
3575:
3573:
3571:
3570:
3565:
3562:
3552:
3548:
3538:
3536:
3531:
3530:
3528:
3526:
3525:
3520:
3517:
3515:
3514:Pontoporiidae
3511:
3501:
3499:
3494:
3492:
3490:
3485:
3484:
3482:
3480:
3479:
3474:
3471:
3469:
3468:Platanistidae
3465:
3455:
3453:
3452:L. vexillifer
3448:
3447:
3445:
3443:
3442:
3437:
3434:
3432:
3428:
3418:
3416:
3411:
3409:
3407:
3402:
3400:
3398:
3393:
3392:
3390:
3388:
3387:
3382:
3379:
3377:
3373:
3363:
3361:
3356:
3354:
3352:
3347:
3346:
3344:
3342:
3341:
3336:
3333:
3331:
3327:
3317:
3315:
3312:Sperm whale (
3310:
3309:
3307:
3305:
3304:
3299:
3296:
3294:
3290:
3280:
3278:
3273:
3272:
3270:
3268:
3267:
3262:
3256:
3254:
3249:
3247:
3245:
3240:
3238:
3236:
3231:
3229:
3227:
3222:
3221:
3219:
3217:
3216:
3211:
3205:
3203:
3198:
3196:
3194:
3189:
3188:
3186:
3176:
3175:
3170:
3167:
3157:
3153:
3143:
3141:
3136:
3135:
3133:
3131:
3130:
3125:
3119:
3117:
3112:
3111:
3109:
3107:
3106:
3101:
3098:
3096:
3092:
3082:
3080:
3075:
3073:
3071:
3066:
3064:
3062:
3057:
3055:
3053:
3048:
3047:
3045:
3035:
3034:
3029:
3023:
3021:
3016:
3015:
3013:
3011:
3010:
3005:
2999:
2997:
2992:
2990:
2988:
2983:
2981:
2979:
2974:
2972:
2970:
2965:
2963:
2961:
2956:
2955:
2953:
2951:
2950:
2945:
2939:
2937:
2932:
2930:
2928:
2927:S. sahulensis
2923:
2921:
2919:
2914:
2912:
2910:
2905:
2904:
2902:
2892:
2891:
2886:
2880:
2878:
2877:S. guianensis
2873:
2871:
2869:
2864:
2863:
2861:
2859:
2858:
2853:
2847:
2845:
2844:P. crassidens
2840:
2839:
2837:
2835:
2834:
2829:
2823:
2821:
2816:
2815:
2813:
2811:
2810:
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2081:Artiodactyla
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181:Artiodactyla
116:
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4011:Wikispecies
3967:Marine Life
3785:M. layardii
3704:M. bowdoini
3652:Indopacetus
3235:P. phocoena
3174:Neophocoena
3162:(Porpoises)
3156:Phocoenidae
2730:L. borealis
2698:L. obscurus
2680:L. cruciger
2474:C. eutropia
2436:Delphinidae
2421:Odontoceti
2330:E. robustus
2297:B. physalus
2295:Fin whale (
2279:B. musculus
2252:B. borealis
2250:Sei whale (
2189:E. japonica
2073:Superorder
2067:Infraclass
1931:Gray, J. E.
1875:January 18,
1210:Fossilworks
1018:Plesiocetus
988:Nehalaennia
958:Gricetoides
748:: Rorquals
461:crustaceans
197:Parvorder:
4299:Categories
3843:Tasmacetus
3803:M. perrini
3776:M. hotaula
3767:M. hectori
3676:Mesoplodon
3611:Hyperoodon
3598:B. minimus
3589:B. bairdii
3580:B. arnuxii
3524:Pontoporia
3478:Platanista
3052:T. aduncus
2969:S. clymene
2936:S. teuszii
2918:S. plumbea
2820:P. electra
2739:L. peronii
2605:G. griseus
2516:D. delphis
2492:C. hectori
2419:Parvorder
2211:(Rorquals)
2118:Balaenidae
2103:Mysticeti
2101:Parvorder
1850:2021-01-22
1505:2021-01-23
1441:2021-01-23
1297:required.)
1187:References
1166:Blue whale
968:Incakujira
826:Blue whale
684:gray whale
590:bait balls
584:off Alaska
463:, such as
457:gray whale
420:type genus
364:blue whale
296:Weber 1904
234:Type genus
113:Blue whale
3919:Cetaceans
3695:M. bidens
3569:Berardius
3551:Ziphiidae
3431:Lipotidae
3242:Vaquita (
3138:Narwhal (
3116:D. leucas
2833:Pseudorca
2662:L. acutus
2505:Delphinus
2343:Megaptera
2288:B. omurai
2261:B. brydei
2152:Eubalaena
2085:Suborder
1808:1063-5157
1481:1748-7692
1276:"rorqual"
1139:Sei whale
1133:Rorqualus
1088:Megaptera
1076:Fin whale
938:Diunatans
876:Megaptera
788:Sei whale
759:Fin whale
721:fin whale
700:fin whale
676:phylogeny
671:Megaptera
630:Cladogram
602:mandibles
540:peninsula
521:Antarctic
479:Gestation
438:sei whale
406:Old Norse
388:Norwegian
368:fin whale
270:Megaptera
226:Gray 1864
201:Mysticeti
147:Kingdom:
141:Eukaryota
4305:Rorquals
4171:14300010
4051:BioLib:
3996:Wikidata
3867:Ziphius
3794:M. mirus
3758:M. grayi
3498:P. minor
3360:K. simus
3330:Kogiidae
3303:Physeter
3277:P. dalli
3244:P. sinus
3215:Phocoena
3033:Tursiops
2949:Stenella
2866:Tucuxi (
2752:Orcaella
2629:L. hosei
2581:G. melas
2306:B. ricei
2270:B. edeni
2069:Eutheria
2063:Mammalia
2057:Chordata
2051:Animalia
2049:Kingdom
1933:(1864).
1913:22226162
1826:31633766
1768:29632892
1674:19158011
1614:TIME.com
1584:22622577
1307:røyrkval
1261:62265494
1050:paratype
654:, Berlin
621:Taxonomy
566:plankton
546:and the
505:Atlantic
473:sardines
469:herrings
394:røyrkval
305:Rorquals
279:Synonyms
248:LacÊpède
217:Family:
171:Mammalia
161:Chordata
157:Phylum:
151:Animalia
137:Domain:
24:Rorquals
4277:ZooBank
4002:Q232829
3955:Biology
3943:Animals
3931:Mammals
3905:Portals
3731:M. eueu
3450:Baiji (
3441:Lipotes
3376:Iniidae
3129:Monodon
2857:Sotalia
2796:O. orca
2785:Orcinus
2594:Grampus
2380:Caperea
2128:Balaena
2055:Phylum
2040:species
2038:Cetacea
2036:Extant
1923:Sources
1817:7164366
1759:5884691
1738:Bibcode
1665:2827442
1592:1200222
1564:Bibcode
1408:222â225
1343:whale."
1216:9 April
744:Family
650:at the
611:elastin
582:pollock
544:Alabama
537:Florida
529:endemic
509:Pacific
383:rorqual
358:in two
191:Cetacea
177:Order:
167:Class:
33:âRecent
31:Miocene
4269:136979
4256:105940
4253:uBio:
4220:800326
4204:NZOR:
4158:180522
4145:104001
4106:1BLNPF
2529:Feresa
2079:Order
2061:Class
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1871:. 2021
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1318:røyðar
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513:Indian
511:, and
483:weaned
453:baleen
379:French
360:genera
349:family
250:, 1804
4264:WoRMS
4241:Plazi
4233:42977
4140:IRMNG
4132:41546
4054:20757
3340:Kogia
3009:Steno
2890:Sousa
1709:90231
1705:S2CID
1619:6 May
1588:S2CID
1341:hvalr
1336:reyĂ°r
1311:repr.
1304:Norw.
1291:
1235:. In
1192:Notes
634:mtDNA
465:krill
416:hvalr
411:reyĂ°r
390:word
341:group
4197:9765
4192:NCBI
4153:ITIS
4119:5313
4114:GBIF
4101:EPPO
4093:7660
4067:1002
4062:BOLD
3386:Inia
1909:PMID
1877:2022
1845:NOAA
1822:PMID
1804:ISSN
1764:PMID
1670:PMID
1621:2015
1580:PMID
1530:ISBN
1477:ISSN
1412:ISBN
1378:ISBN
1257:OCLC
1247:ISBN
1218:2018
668:and
519:and
499:and
471:and
440:and
401:røyr
38:Preę
4179:NBN
4166:MSW
4088:EoL
4080:722
4075:CoL
4039:AFD
4026:ADW
1947:doi
1901:doi
1897:335
1812:PMC
1796:doi
1754:PMC
1746:doi
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1660:PMC
1652:doi
1572:doi
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