There are nearly 90 species of whales, dolphins, and porpoises in the
order Cetacea, which is divided into two suborders, the Odontocetes, or
toothed whales, and the Mysticetes, or toothless baleen whales.
Blue Whale
Maximum length = 30m
Diet = Krill
Life span = 90 years
Maximum diving depth = 315m
Humpback whale
Maximum length = 16m
Diet = Krill, small fish
Life span = 50 years
Maximum diving depth = 265m
Sperm whale
Length = 20m
Diet = Squid, octopuses, fish
Life span = 70 years
Maximum diving depth = 2000m
Orca / Killer whale
Maximum length = 8m
Diet = Whales, fish, seals, sea birds, dolphins
Life span = 90 years
Maximum diving depth = 1,087m
Beluga whale
Maximum length = 5.5m
Diet = Fish, shrimp, squid, crabs, octopuses
Life span = 40 years
Maximum diving depth = 700m
Pilot whale
Maximum length = 7.2m
Diet = fish, squid
Life span = 60 years
Maximum diving depth = 600m
Narwhal
Maximum length = 5.5m (excluding the tusk)
Diet = Fish, shrimp, squid, crabs
Life span = 50 years
Maximum diving depth = 1,500m
Bottlenose dolphin
Maximum length = 4m
Diet = Fish, shrimp, squid, mollusks, cuttlefish
Life span = 60
Maximum diving depth = 300m
Porpoise
Maximum length = 2.3m
Diet = Fish, shrimp, krill
Life span = 23 years
Maximum diving depth = 230m
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