toothed whale
Echolocating ocean mammal
A toothed whale is any whale of the suborder Odontoceti, distinguished from baleen whales by having teeth rather than baleen plates.
The group includes sperm whales, orcas, dolphins, and porpoises.
Toothed whales use echolocation to navigate and hunt prey: The toothed whale clicked rapidly as it closed in on the squid.
Enamel-covered chewing structures
- blowholeWhale's breathing aperture
- melonSweet-fleshed gourd fruit
- flippersFoot-worn swim aids
- flukesParasitic flatworms or lucky accidents
dorsal fin · rostrum · mandible · spermaceti · blubber · streamlined · pectoral fins · vertebrae
Large predatory dolphin
- dolphinEcholocating marine mammal
- belugaWhite Arctic cetacean
- narwhalSpiral-tusked Arctic whale
- porpoiseSmall toothed whale relative
bottlenose dolphin · vaquita · spinner dolphin · common dolphin
Sound-based animal navigation
- clicksBrief sharp sounds
- sonarUnderwater detection by echoes
- melonSweet-fleshed gourd fruit
- sound wavesPressure disturbances carrying noise
frequency · pulses · acoustic · navigation · targeting · ultrasound · echogram · hydrophone
Creature eating only animals
- apex predatorUnpreyed-upon dominant hunter
- preyAnimal being hunted
- squidTen-armed marine mollusk
- fishGilled aquatic vertebrate
pursuit · ambush · teeth · bite · foraging · hunting · cephalopods · krill
Seed case or cetacean group
- socialConcerning community life
- intelligenceMental ability, cognitive capacity
- huntingPursuing wild game
- communicationExchanging ideas or information
whistles · breaching · matrilineal · play · migration
Of the nursing class
- warm-bloodedInternally temperature-regulated
- live birthBaby born alive
- lactationMammary gland secretion
- placentalNourished before birth internally
gestation · maternal care · nursing · calf · lifespan · deep diving · myoglobin
teeth
Enamel-covered chewing structures
flukes · dorsal fin · rostrum · mandible · spermaceti · blubber · streamlined · pectoral fins · vertebrae · skull
orca
Large predatory dolphin
porpoise · bottlenose dolphin · vaquita · spinner dolphin · common dolphin
biosonar
Sound-based animal navigation
sound waves · frequency · pulses · acoustic · navigation · targeting · ultrasound · echogram · hydrophone · auditory
carnivore
Creature eating only animals
- apex predatorUnpreyed-upon dominant hunter
- preyAnimal being hunted
- squidTen-armed marine mollusk
fish · pursuit · ambush · teeth · bite · foraging · hunting · cephalopods · krill
pod
Seed case or cetacean group
- socialConcerning community life
- intelligenceMental ability, cognitive capacity
- huntingPursuing wild game
communication · whistles · breaching · matrilineal · play · migration
mammalian
Of the nursing class
- warm-bloodedInternally temperature-regulated
- live birthBaby born alive
- lactationMammary gland secretion
placental · gestation · maternal care · nursing · calf · lifespan · deep diving · myoglobin
toothed whalebaleen whale
Plankton-filtering marine mammal
filter feeder · blue whale · humpback whale · right whale · gray whale