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Cetacea - Wikipedia Cetacea ( s ɪ ˈ t eɪ ʃ ə ; from Latin cetus ' whale ', from Ancient Greek κῆτος ' huge fish, sea monster ') [3] is an infraorder of aquatic mammals belonging to the order Artiodactyla that includes whales, dolphins and porpoises
Cetacean | Life Span, Evolution, Characteristics | Britannica cetacean, (order Cetacea), any member of an entirely aquatic group of mammals commonly known as whales, dolphins, and porpoises The ancient Greeks recognized that cetaceans breathe air, give birth to live young, produce milk, and have hair—all features of mammals
Cetacean - Marine Mammals, Evolution, Classification | Britannica The first fossil cetacean, Pakicetus, is from the Early Eocene Epoch Order Cetacea includes three suborders: there are 81 living species in two suborders, Odontoceti and Mysticeti; the third suborder is the fossil Archaeoceti
Cetacean - Examples, Characteristics, Lifespan, Habitat . . . The term Cetacea is derived from the Latin word Cetus, which means’ a huge fish or a sea monster’ and indicates the unusually bulky bodies of these mammals Cetaceans are fully carnivorous and feed on plankton, shrimp, squid, octopus, prawns, fish, and small marine mammals
Cetaceans Facts, Complete Guide To Whales, Dolphins Porpoises A cetacean is a member of the infraorder Cetacea – a group of marine mammals that includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises There are approximately 90 species of cetaceans, divided into two main groups, the parvorders Mysticeti (baleen whales) and Odontoceti (toothed whales)
ADW: Cetacea: INFORMATION Read about Cetacea (dolphins, porpoises, and whales) on the Animal Diversity Web
Portal:Cetaceans - Wikipedia Cetacea is an infraorder that comprises the 94 species of whales, dolphins, and porpoises It is divided into toothed whales (Odontoceti) and baleen whales (Mysticeti), which diverged from each other in the Eocene some 50 million years ago (mya)
Cetaceans - The Marine Mammal Center Marine mammals in the cetacean family include whales, dolphins and porpoises These animals are completely aquatic, meaning they spend all of their time in the ocean and cannot survive on land
Cetacean - Marine Mammals, Aquatic Adaptations, Conservation . . . All cetaceans are carnivores and do not consume plants or algae as food The large baleen whales eat schooling organisms that range in length from minute drifting mollusks, copepods (1 cm or less), krill (1–5 cm), and small fish and squid up to about 40 cm All these are consumed by whales in vast quantities with each concentrated mouthful
Introduction to the Cetacea - University of California Museum . . . The Cetacea are one of the most distinctive and highly specialized orders of mammals They include the largest animal that has ever lived, the blue whale; the highly intelligent and communicative dolphins; the tusked narwhals and blind river dolphins and singing humpback whales — nearly eighty living species in all