great whale
Massive marine mammal
Great whale is a legal and conservation term for the larger whale species—blue, fin, humpback, sperm, right, and others historically targeted by commercial whaling.
The designation distinguishes these from smaller cetaceans like dolphins and porpoises.
International treaties regulate the hunting of great whales: The moratorium protects all great whale species.
- humpbackBaleen whale species
- cetaceanAquatic mammal order
- mammalWarm-blooded, milk-producing animal
- sea creatureOcean-inhabiting organism
- gentle giantLarge but kindhearted being
ocean giant · fluke · apex predator · indigenous traditions · leviathan · blowhole · beluga · dorsal fin · Herman Melville · deep dive · migratory species · streamlined body · Jonah · Antarctic waters · pod · Moby Dick · breaching · bowhead
great whaledolphin
Echolocating marine mammal
porpoise · vaquita · toothed whale · spinner dolphin · bottlenose dolphin
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