Whales and Dolphins: A Guide to the Biology and Behaviour of CetaceansThe life of whales and dolphins is described here. The book traces their evolution and provides the reader with information on their feeding habits, biology and their complex relationship with man. |
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... WHALE WHALE * 151 353 1111 3675 9382 8734 14078 12155 17687 29680 22622 19722 9150 2169 1809 2204 2617 10984 16495 339 ... blue whale . In 1868 the steam - powered whaling ship Spes et Fides took its maiden voyage , armed with a harpoon ...
... WHALE WHALE * 151 353 1111 3675 9382 8734 14078 12155 17687 29680 22622 19722 9150 2169 1809 2204 2617 10984 16495 339 ... blue whale . In 1868 the steam - powered whaling ship Spes et Fides took its maiden voyage , armed with a harpoon ...
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... WHALE FIN WHALE HUMPBACK WHALE WHALE * 220 6458 5268 5320 5212 4547 4191 4 2 9 15 24 6 19 19016 16960 12483 11561 11372 8804 7460 1967 1968 1969 1970 95 35 35 17 11 0 0 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 BLUE WHALE FIN WHALE HUMPBACK WHALE WHALE * ...
... WHALE FIN WHALE HUMPBACK WHALE WHALE * 220 6458 5268 5320 5212 4547 4191 4 2 9 15 24 6 19 19016 16960 12483 11561 11372 8804 7460 1967 1968 1969 1970 95 35 35 17 11 0 0 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 BLUE WHALE FIN WHALE HUMPBACK WHALE WHALE * ...
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... blue whale eats primarily crustaceans in the South , while in the North it prefers fish , especially gadiforms . D E , F , G , H - The gray whale is the only mysticete which regularly catches benthic animals , above all amphipods . This ...
... blue whale eats primarily crustaceans in the South , while in the North it prefers fish , especially gadiforms . D E , F , G , H - The gray whale is the only mysticete which regularly catches benthic animals , above all amphipods . This ...
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Translation THE BIRTH OF MODERN CETOLOGY page | 14 |
RETURN TO THE SEA page | 28 |
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adapted Age reaches sexual animals Antarctic archaeocetes areas Atlantic spotted dolphin Australia baiji Balaena Balaenoptera baleen baleine à bec beaked whale Mesoplodon behaviour blue whale bone bottlenose dolphin bowhead whale Cephalorhynchus cetaceans coast common dolphin Common names cranium data Maximum length dauphin delfin Delphinus Depth of dives described this species Distribution feeding females fin whale fish genus Gestation period gray whale Greek groups humpback whale hunting individuals killer whale km/hr Kogia Lactation Lagenorhynchus Length at birth Length of dives Lissodelphis lives males mammals Mating season Maximum adult weight Maximum speed Mesoplodon migration million years ago mouth mysticetes North Pacific northern oceans odontocetes pelagic Phocoena pilot whale Platanista population porpoise prey reaches sexual maturity river dolphin rorquals scientific name Significance of scientific South southern hemisphere southern right whale span sperm whale spotted dolphin Stenella swimming teeth tropical waters Weight at birth zifio