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Dolphin – the best swimmer among mammals

DinoAnimals.com — Thu, 23 Jul 2020 19:20:12 +0000

Dolphins Dolphins are mammals perfectly adapted to life in water, found in the seas and oceans of the entire globe, as well as in several big rivers of the equatorial zone. Even though their ancestors hailed from land, they completely severed their ties to the mainland. The elongated, perfectly hydrodynamic shape of the body with …

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Orca, killer whale – the terror of the oceans

DinoAnimals.com — Thu, 23 Jul 2020 11:10:21 +0000

The orca, killer whale (Orcinus orca) Killer whales are the ocean’s largest and most dangerous predators. They have a characteristic black and white coloration, which makes them difficult to confuse with other species. Killer whales are found in all the world’s seas, but most abundantly in the waters of the Arctic and Antarctica. Classification Kingdom: …

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The deepest diving mammals – TOP 10

DinoAnimals.com — Mon, 06 Aug 2018 12:15:07 +0000

The deepest diving mammals Until recently, the record belonged to the sperm whale, a little earlier to the elephant seal. In March 2014, a group of researchers from the Cascadia Research Collective, led by Gregory Schorr, discovered that one of the Cuvier’s beaked whales, monitored by them, was diving at a record depth of 2,992 …

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The longest and heaviest whales – TOP 10

DinoAnimals.com — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 20:18:11 +0000

The longest and heaviest whales Today’s statement is “Top of the Top” – the largest, longest and heaviest animals in the world – whales. Our readers are well aware that the Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is the largest, longest and heaviest animal, mammal, cetacean and whale. However, we often have questions about the ranking of …

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Livyatan melvillei – biblical Leviathan?

DinoAnimals.com — Fri, 10 Jun 2016 10:30:21 +0000

Livyatan melvillei – the rival of megalodon In the Book of Psalms we read: There is the sea, vast and spacious, teeming with creatures beyond number living things both large and small. There the ships go to and fro, and Leviathan, which you formed to frolic there. We do not exactly know what Bible refers …

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Fin whale – one of the largest whales

DinoAnimals.com — Thu, 17 Mar 2016 15:21:13 +0000

Fin whale (Balenoptera physalus) – the greyhound of the sea Fin whale, or alternatively: finback whale, common rorqual, razorback, is one of the largest animals on the planet. Only the blue whale surpasses it in terms of size – see: The largest whales. Still it is a very calm and benign species, mainly a plankton-eater, …

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Sperm whale – Moby Dick whale

DinoAnimals.com — Wed, 09 Mar 2016 12:00:51 +0000

Sperm whale, cachalot – the biggest predator of the world Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) – the largest of the toothed whales Herman Melville, the author of Moby-Dick created a novel (based on true events), in which the main character, for which the work is titled, is a giant white sperm whale – the whalers’ object …

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Humpback – the most lonesome whale

DinoAnimals.com — Mon, 07 Mar 2016 23:57:32 +0000

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaenagliae) The most lonesome whale Pectoral fins comparable to paddles and a magnificent tail, with a pattern unique for every individual, make humpbacks one of the most recognizable marine animal. A widespread species, far from being endangered with extinction is a singing inhabitant of every ocean and several seas. Classification Class: Mammalia …

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Beluga whale – white whale

DinoAnimals.com — Wed, 24 Feb 2016 18:05:11 +0000

Beluga whale, white whale (Delphinapterus leucas) An albino marine mammal with a sizeable melon responsible for echolocation. The white whale is unmistakable among any other marine animals. As recognizable as a killer whale, as friendly as a dolphin. Classification Class: Mammalia Order: Cetartiodactyla Family: Monodontidae Genus: Delphinapterus Species: Beluga whale, white whale (Delphinapterus leucas) Areas of …

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Blue whale – the largest animal

DinoAnimals.com — Thu, 18 Feb 2016 13:09:17 +0000

Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) Blue whale is the largest known animal on earth, that ever lived Whales inhabit all oceans. Just like dolphins they are marine mammals of the Cetacea infraorder. They have no gills so every time they want to breathe in, they have to rise to the surface. Exhaling is accompanied by a …

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