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

Whale populations have dramatically rebounded since the 1986 global moratorium on whaling, despite the many hazards that remain for cetacean species.

From Salon • Aug. 23, 2024

There are now four cetacean species living in or regularly visiting the busy waters east of the Golden Gate — harbor porpoises, gray whales, humpback whales and bottle-nosed dolphins.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 14, 2024

New songs appear on the cetacean hit parade.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan