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Cetacean

Cetaceans are marine mammals belonging to the infraorder Cetacea (/sɪˈteɪʃə/), a secondarily aquatic clade under the order Artiodactyla that include whales, dolphins, porpoises and extinct groups such as Basilosaurus. Most cetaceans live in marine environments, particularly the pelagic zone, but some reside solely in brackish or fresh water. Having a…

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Etymology

Baleen whales and toothed whales

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Cetacean

Nodes391
Edges390
Triples239
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.005115
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Cetacean

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related to External phylogeny · 25
Cetacean → Artiodactyla, Asian, Cetacea, Cetaceans, Cetartiodactyla, Common, Corresponding, Early, Eocene, India, Indian, Modern, Molecular, Most, Pakistan, Ruminantia, Since, Suina, Tethys Sea, The
related to External links · 23
Cetacean → Archived, Cetacea, Cetacea Evolution, Cetaceans, Dolphin, Douglas, Earth, EIA, EIA Cetacean, Encyclopedia, Encyclopædia Britannica, Futuyma, Reports, Rescue, Retrieved, Science Daily, Scottish Cetacean Research, Taxonomy, USA, Vol
related to Range and habitat · 20
Cetacean → Arctic Ocean, Atlantic, Bryde's, California, Cetaceans, Clymene, Gulf, Hector's, Many, Most, New Zealand, North Pacific, Others, Pacific, Risso's, Southern Ocean, Sowerby's, The, These, While
related to history · 15
Cetacean → Aristotle, BCE, Elder, Europe, His, In, In Aristotle's, It, John Ray, Much, Natural, One, Pliny, Romans, The
related to Brain · 13
Cetacean → Allometric, As, Brain, Comparison, Earth, However, In, Since, Species, Sperm, The, Thus, Typically
related to Respiration · 12
Cetacean → An, As, Cetaceans, During, Each, For, Here, Species, The, This, Whales, When
related to Reproduction and brooding · 10
Cetacean → Although, An, Baleen, For, In, La Plata, Most, Ovulation, The, This
related to Anatomy · 9
Cetacean → Almost, Both, Eutheria, Hind, In, Most, The, Their, This
related to Fishing · 9
Cetacean → Dolphin, Dolphins, In, In Southeast Asia, Line, Mediterranean, The, This, When
related to Head · 8
Cetacean → Baleen, By, Located, Most, The, Their, Whales, When

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whales cetaceans whale dolphins species baleen mammals dolphin water animals marine sperm whaling many body captivity toothed used needed citation

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Basilosaurusinstance ofporpoises and extinct groups0.80text
pinnipedsinstance ofcephalopods and other marine mammals0.80text
pinnipedsinstance offeed on marine mammals0.80text
other whales.Toothed whales have well-developed sensesinstance offeed on marine mammals0.80text
a pinna.The reproductive organs of both sexesinstance ofnor are any other external body attachments0.80text
the mammary glands of females are sunken into the bodyinstance ofnor are any other external body attachments0.80text
sperm whales can dive to 3instance ofSpecies0.80text
000 minstance ofSpecies0.80text
lack of foodinstance ofThe behavior in the group is aggressive only in situations of stress0.80text
but usually it is peacefulinstance ofThe behavior in the group is aggressive only in situations of stress0.80text
humpbacksinstance ofIn baleen species0.80text
bluesinstance ofIn baleen species0.80text

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