cetacean
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The drawings inject suspense even into Melville’s encyclopedic chapters on cetacean anatomy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026
They confirmed for the first time that a potentially deadly whale virus, known as cetacean morbillivirus, is circulating above the Arctic Circle.
From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025
“These findings underscore an urgent need for coordinated action,” said Kathi George, the Sausalito-based Marine Mammal Center’s director of cetacean conservation in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2025
Despite their similar appearance, however, these animals are not directly related, but represent the late survivors of different cetacean groups that once inhabited our planet.
From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2024
New songs appear on the cetacean hit parade.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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