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whale

noun as in cetacean mammal

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They were boarding a whale safari boat tour when they learned their flight the following day had been canceled.

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I scanned for whales but didn’t see any this time.

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A Canadian amusement park is threatening to euthanise 30 beluga whales after the government blocked its request to send them to China.

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Picnic in our backpacks, my husband and I hiked in from the Palomarin Headlands — about 2.5 miles — along cliffs where you can spot gray and humpback whales, and shaded paths where dappled shadows dance.

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Nets along the east coast also routinely entangle humpback whales on their annual migration to and from the tropics.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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