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Cetacea is an infraorder of aquatic mammals that includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises. Key characteristics are their fully aquatic lifestyle, streamlined body shape, often large size and exclusively carnivorous diet. They propel themselves through the water with powerful up-and-down movement of their … See more
The two parvorders, baleen whales (Mysticeti) and toothed whales (Odontoceti), are thought to have diverged around thirty-four million years ago.
Baleen whales have bristles made of keratin See moreCirculation
Cetaceans have powerful hearts. Blood oxygen is distributed effectively throughout the body. They are warm-blooded, i.e., they hold a nearly constant body temperature.
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Conscious breathing cetaceans sleep but cannot afford to be unconscious for long, because they may … See moreBrucellosis affects almost all mammals. It is distributed worldwide, while fishing and pollution have caused porpoise population density pockets, … See more
Cetacean bodies are generally similar to those of fish, which can be attributed to their lifestyle and the habitat conditions. Their body is well … See more
Range and habitat
Cetaceans are found in many aquatic habitats. While many marine species, such as the blue whale, the humpback whale and the See moreReproduction and brooding
Most cetaceans sexually mature at seven to 10 years. An exception to this is the La Plata dolphin, which is sexually mature at two years, but lives … See moreWikipedia text under CC-BY-SA license - People also ask
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