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- Ivory (4783 bytes)
1: ...[[mammoth]], etc. Prior to the introduction of [[plastics]], it was used for [[billiards|billiard]] ba...
5: ...an teeth or tusks of commercial interest which is large enough to be carved or [[scrimshaw]]ed.
9: ...chewing|mastication]]. Tusks, which are extremely large teeth projecting beyond the lips, have evolved...
13: ...ed connective tissue with an organic matrix of collagenous proteins. The inorganic component of dentin...
15: ...rthog]] tusks, and teeth from [[sperm whale]]s, [[orca]]s and hippos can also be shrimshawed or superfic... - Dolphin (13554 bytes)
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6: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Mammal]]ia}}
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13: '''Dolphins''' are certain aquatic [[mammal]]s related to [[whale]]s and [[porpoise]]s. The name is f...
18: ...any member of the families [[Delphinidae]] and [[Platanistoidae]] (oceanic and river dolphins), - Blue Whale (22203 bytes)
2: ...:Bluewhale877.jpg|250px]] | caption = The world's largest animal}}
3: {{Taxobox_begin_placement | color = pink}}
6: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Mammal]]ia}}
7: {{Taxobox_subclassis_entry | taxon = [[Eutheria]]}}
10: {{Taxobox_familia_entry | taxon = [[Balaenoptiidae]]}} - Bottlenose Dolphin (16802 bytes)
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7: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Mammal]]ia}}
12: {{Taxobox_end_placement}}
21: ...is compares with a 2.5m (8 feet) average in a population off Florida. Those in colder waters also have...
23: ...mology (biology)|homologous]] to the forelimbs of land mammals (from which dolphins and all other [[ce... - Whale (11080 bytes)
1: ...largest mammals, the largest vertebrates, and the largest known animals in the world.
3: ...r name, but they are dolphins for the purpose of classification. [[Cetologists]] tend not to worry too...
9: ... filter [[plankton]] from the water. They are the largest whales.
17: The whales' ancestors lived on land, and their adaptions to a fully aquatic life ar...
18: ... It serves as an energy reservoir and also as insulation. Whales have a four-chambered [[heart]]. The ... - Great White Shark (5784 bytes)
2: {{Taxobox_image | image = [[image:large white shark.jpg|200px|Great White Shark]] | ca...
3: {{Taxobox_begin_placement | color = pink}}
6: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Chondrichthyes]]}}
7: {{Taxobox_subclassis_entry | taxon = [[Elasmobranchii]]}}
8: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[Lamniformes]]}} - Food chain (2419 bytes)
1: ...ins''' and '''food webs''' describe the feeding relationships between species in a [[biocoenosis|bioti...
7: ...ally start with a primary producer and end with a large [[predator]]. Here is an example of a food ch...
9: ... [[squid]] → [[seal (mammal)|seal]] → [[orca]]
11: ...in" can be described as follows: Killer whales (''Orca'') feed upon seals, that feed upon squid, that ea...
15: ...plankton]] → [[carnivore|Carnivorous]] [[zooplankton]] → [[Arctic char]] → [[Capelin]]... - Humpback Whale (17123 bytes)
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7: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Mammal]]ia}}
8: {{Taxobox_subclassis_entry | taxon = [[Eutheria]]}}
11: {{Taxobox_familia_entry | taxon = [[Balaenoptiidae]]}}
14: {{Taxobox_end_placement}} - Penguin (7847 bytes)
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7: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[bird|Aves]]}}
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14: ''[[Eudyptula]]''<br />
19: ...pics; one lives as far north as the [[Galapagos Islands]] and will occasionally cross the [[equator]] ... - Basking Shark (7122 bytes)
3: {{Taxobox_begin_placement | color = pink}}
6: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Chondrichthyes]]}}
7: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[Lamniformes]]}}
11: {{Taxobox_end_placement}}
14: ...t the related [[Megamouth Shark]] (''Megachasma pelagios'') also belongs here. - Beluga Whales (10188 bytes)
3: {{Taxobox_begin_placement | color = pink}}
6: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Mammal]]ia}}
11: {{Taxobox_end_placement}}
12: ...apterus leucas | author = [[Peter Simon Pallas|Pallas]] | date = 1776}}
15: ...''Beluga''' - the word derives from the [[Russian language|Russian]] ''beloye'' meaning white. - Bowhead Whales (5651 bytes)
3: {{Taxobox_begin_placement | color = pink}}
6: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Mammal]]ia}}
7: {{Taxobox_subclassis_entry | taxon = [[Eutheria]]}}
10: {{Taxobox_familia_entry | taxon = [[Balaenidae]]}}
11: {{Taxobox_genus_entry | taxon = '''''Balaena'''''}} - Gray Whales (7433 bytes)
3: {{Taxobox_begin_placement | color = pink}}
6: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Mammal]]ia}}
7: {{Taxobox_subclassis_entry | taxon = [[Eutheria]]}}
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19: ==Population, distribution and migration== - Narwhals (5962 bytes)
3: {{Taxobox_begin_placement | color = pink}}
6: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Mammal]]ia}}
11: {{Taxobox_end_placement}}
15: ...e other is the [[beluga]]). It is possibly also related to the [[Irrawaddy Dolphin]].
25: ...wmanship and for dominance - those males with the largest tusk are most likely to successfully attract... - Risso's Dolphins (4213 bytes)
3: {{Taxobox_begin_placement | color = pink}}
6: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Mammal]]ia}}
7: {{Taxobox_subclassis_entry | taxon = [[Eutheria]]}}
12: {{Taxobox_end_placement}}
20: ...n of the [[Latin]] ''grandis piscis'' or [[French language|French]] ''grand poisson'' both meaning big... - Spinner Dolphins (5175 bytes)
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5: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Mammal]]ia}}
6: {{Taxobox_subclassis_entry | taxon = [[Eutheria]]}}
10: {{Taxobox_genus_entry | taxon = ''[[Stenella]]''}}
12: {{Taxobox_end_placement}} - Toothed Whales (2954 bytes)
2: {{Taxobox_begin_placement | color = pink}}
5: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Mammal]]ia}}
8: {{Taxobox_end_placement}}
29: ...ooperative hunting. In captivity some species display a high potential for learning; for this reason t...
34: ...roversial because of the marine mammals' need for large spaces. - White-Beaked Dolphins (2967 bytes)
3: ...ked Dolphin surfacing, Snaefellsnes peninsula, Iceland]]| caption =}}
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7: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Mammal]]ia}}
8: {{Taxobox_subclassis_entry | taxon = [[Eutheria]]}}
12: {{Taxobox_genus_entry | taxon = ''[[Lagenorhynchus]]''}}
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