cetacean

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But damage to the cetacean population has already been done.

From Seattle Times

So far the science of vocal learning has concentrated on birds, but among mammals, she said, mole rats, giant otters, dolphins and other cetaceans are good targets for research.

From New York Times

They logged 10 hours of footage over a 10-day period, marking the first time drones have been used to study friendly physical contacts in any cetacean.

From Science Magazine

After explorer Willem Barents discovered the archipelago in 1596, Dutch, British and Danish sailors established Svalbard as a whaling outpost and slaughtered the plentiful cetaceans to meet European demand for lamp oil.

From Scientific American

Several new cetacean species have been discovered in the past few years, most recently the rarely seen Rice's whale in the Gulf of Mexico.

From Salon