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
Roughly 6 million common dolphins inhabit tropical and temperate waters worldwide, making them the most numerous members of the cetacean family, which includes whales and porpoises.
From Science Daily • Oct. 22, 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
New songs appear on the cetacean hit parade.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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