WhaleFull-color photos. Take a close-up look at these much-loved sea mammals--from familiar dolphins and whales to rarely seen dugongs and narwhals--and learn how they have adapted to sea life, and how they communicate, socialize, and raise their young. |
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Gray whale | 11 |
Suited to life in the sea Whaling in the 20th | 20 |
Clicks barks and songs 56 | 26 |
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