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Llama
Lama glama (Linnaeus, 1758)
This is a detailed description of llama (Lama glama) characteristics, taxonomy, …
Grey Whale
Eschrichtius robustus (Lilljeborg, 1861)
Eschrichtius robustus, the gray whale, is a large cetacean with distinct physica…
Antarctic Minke Whale
Balaenoptera bonaerensis Burmeister, 1867
Balaenoptera bonaerensis, the Antarctic minke whale, is a common baleen whale pr…
Common Minke Whale
Balaenoptera acutorostrata Lacépède, 1804
Balaenoptera acutorostrata, the common minke whale, is a small baleen whale targ…
Blue Whale
Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus, 1758)
This is a full description of the blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus, covering it…
Eden's Whale
Balaenoptera edeni Anderson, 1879
Balaenoptera edeni (Eden's whale) is often confused with Bryde's whale, with doc…
Sei Whale
Balaenoptera borealis Lesson, 1828
This is a detailed physical and biological description of the sei whale (Balaeno…
Fin Whale
Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Fin whale is the second largest baleen whale, found across major oceans, classif…
Eden's Whale
Balaenoptera edeni brydei Olsen, 1913
This subspecies, Bryde's whale, differs anatomically from Eden's whales, and has…
Humpback Whale
Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
Megaptera novaeangliae, the humpback whale, is a widely distributed migratory ba…
North Atlantic Right Whale
Eubalaena glacialis (Müller, 1776)
Eubalaena glacialis, the North Atlantic right whale, is a large cetacean with di…
Southern Right Whale
Eubalaena australis (Desmoulins, 1822)
Eubalaena australis, the southern right whale, is a large baleen whale native to…
Bowhead Whale
Balaena mysticetus Linnaeus, 1758
Balaena mysticetus (bowhead whale) is a large Arctic baleen whale with distinct …
North Atlantic Bottlenose Whale
Hyperoodon ampullatus (Forster, 1770)
Hyperoodon ampullatus, the northern bottlenose whale, is a North Atlantic beaked…
Cuvier's Beaked Whale
Ziphius cavirostris G.Cuvier, 1823
This is a detailed description of Cuvier's beaked whale, covering its appearance…
Sperm Whale
Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758
Physeter macrocephalus, the sperm whale, is the largest toothed predator, a cosm…
Pygmy Sperm Whale
Kogia breviceps (Blainville, 1838)
Kogia breviceps, the pygmy sperm whale, is a small oceanic cetacean with a shark…
Dwarf Sperm Whale
Kogia sima (Owen, 1866)
The dwarf sperm whale (Kogia sima) is a small deep-diving sperm whale found worl…
Amazon River Dolphin
Inia geoffrensis (Blainville, 1817)
Inia geoffrensis, the Amazon river dolphin, is the largest river dolphin native …
Franciscana
Pontoporia blainvillei (Gervais & d'Orbigny, 1844)
The La Plata dolphin (Pontoporia blainvillei) is the only river dolphin that liv…
Harbour Porpoise
Phocoena phocoena (Linnaeus, 1758)
Phocoena phocoena, the harbour porpoise, is a small cetacean found in cooler coa…
Dall's Porpoise
Phocoenoides dalli (True, 1885)
Phocoenoides dalli, Dall's porpoise, is the largest living porpoise, native to c…
Beluga
Delphinapterus leucas (Pallas, 1776)
Delphinapterus leucas (the beluga whale) is an Arctic cetacean with distinct nec…
White-beaked Dolphin
Lagenorhynchus albirostris (Gray, 1846)
Lagenorhynchus albirostris, the white-beaked dolphin, is a robust North Atlantic…
