Saturday 24 July 2010

Toothed Whale

The toothed whales (systematic name Odontoceti) form a suborder of the cetaceans, including sperm whales, beaked whales, orca[1], dolphins, and others. As the name suggests, the suborder is characterized by the presence of teeth rather than the baleen of other whales.

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