Whale
| Species | Region | Water Type |
|---|---|---|
| Cetacea (50+ species) | World | Salt |
Huge, warm-blooded seagoing mammals of the class cetacea (as with dolphins and porpoises); breathe through blow hole(s) on top of head; capable of 10 knots speed; can dive to 3000' but cruise close to surface; different types distinguishable by head shape, tale (blue/right/humpback/sperm)and whether eat plankton or krill
Sources
Robert A. McCaughey Moby-Dick, or, The Whale (1851) Book of Whales, The In Pursuit of Leviathan; Technology, Institutions, Productivity, and Profits in American Whaling Natural History of the Sperm Whale, The (1839)Images
Public Domain Source
Related marinelife
Right WhaleSperm Whale
Compiler
Peter Richards