Cetacea Mammalia Chordata Animalia Flora and Fauna

Cetacea Mammalia Chordata Animalia Flora and Fauna

Cetacea

The whales, dolphins, and porpoises. Highly specialized aquatic mammals consisting of sub-orders Mysticeti (baleen whales), Odontoceti (toothed whales), and the extinct Archaeoceti (ancient whales).

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- Whale and whale-watching resources and links, with a guide to whale watching, photos, and sound files.
- A forum for informal chat about anything related to whales and dolphins.
- Information, sounds, and photos of the whales that frequent Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia.
- Species list and links.
- Research on the whales, dolphins, and porpoises found in the waters of the Hebrides, Scotland. Includes fact sheets for 21 species.
- General information about Hawaii's cetaceans and specific information on humpback whale sightings off the Kona Coast of Hawaii.
- Descriptions and images of all Greek cetaceans.
- Information and trivia about cetaceans.
- Organization dedicated to explaining why whales mass strand themselves on beaches around the world.
- Information on all of the world's whales, dolphins and porpoises.
- Wide range of information on all cetaceans, along with other resources and discussion boards.
- A story covering the controversy over whales in captivity.
- Photographs and information about whales and how their bodies operate.
- Photos, stories, and interactive forums related to the marine wildlife off the coast of New Hampshire, USA.
- Education, research, and conservation of bottlenose dolphins and humpback whales in Hawaii. A not-for-profit arm of the Kewalo Basin Marine Mammal Laboratory of the University of Hawaii, located in Honolulu.
- Links to pages about human-cetacean interactions in the wild.
- Extensive site that includes a photo gallery, fact sheets, FAQ, news, views, action updates, and links.
- An expedition and research project studying whitebeaked dolphin populations in the North Sea.
- Overview of whale species, with common names in 10 languages.
- Detailed accounts for many species of whales and a full species list of the Order Cetacea.
- Comprehensive description of the order and its various families from the online book Walker's Mammals of the World by Ronald Nowak.
- Introduction from the Animal Diversity Web.
- Underwater photographs of six species of whales.
- Includes information on whales and dolphins.
- Educational site that focuses on whales and marine research.
- Provides species-specific information in encyclopedia format.
- Information provided by an Alaskan whale-watching tour company, mainly on humpback and killer whales.
- A thematic unit for cooperative learning across an integrated curriculum.
- Research and conservation of Mediterranean whales and dolphins.
- Method to identify cetacean species by submitting a DNA sequence to receive an estimate of similarity to species in the reference collection at the University of Auckland, New Zealand.
- Research adventures with blue, fin and humpback whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Quebec, Canada, and in the Sea of Cortez, Mexico.
- Located in Friday Harbor, Washington. Mission is to increase the public's understanding and appreciation of the marine environment with special emphasis on whales.
- A volunteer network that records sightings and strandings of marine mammals in the Eastern Caribbean. Includes information on marine mammals of the Caribbean and educational resources.
- Information about whale migration up the east coast of Australia.
- Reference and news site about all whale species.
- Includes information on whales and dolphins, Keiko, killer whales, dolphin behavior, and the latest whale and dolphin news.

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