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Toothed whales

Toothed whales

There are between 65 and 72 different species of toothed whales.

This page concentrates on those found in Antarctica

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Whales
  • Right whales
    • Southern right whale
  • Rorquals
    • Blue whale
    • Fin whale
    • Humpback whale
    • Minke
    • Sei whale
  • Toothed whales
    • Dolphins and porpoises
      • Dolphins
        • Commerson’s dolphin
        • Dusky dolphin
        • Hourglass dolphin
        • Long-finned pilot whale
        • Orca
        • Peale’s dolphin
        • Southern right whale dolphin
      • Porpoises
        • Burmeister’s porpoise
        • Spectacled porpoise
  • Sperm whales
    • Dwarf sperm whale
    • Pygmy sperm whale
    • Sperm whale
  • Beaked whales
    • Arnoux’s beaked whale
    • Cuvier’s beaked whale
    • Strap-toothed whale (M. layardii)

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