Whales

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.

blueWhale
  • Blue Whale
  • Maximum length = 30m
  • Diet = Krill
  • Life span = 90 years
  • Maximum diving depth = 315m
humpbackWhale
  • Humpback whale
  • Maximum length = 16m
  • Diet = Krill, small fish
  • Life span = 50 years
  • Maximum diving depth = 265m
spermWhale
  • Sperm whale
  • Length = 20m
  • Diet = Squid, octopuses, fish
  • Life span = 70 years
  • Maximum diving depth = 2000m
orca
  • Orca / Killer whale
  • Maximum length = 8m
  • Diet = Whales, fish, seals, sea birds, dolphins
  • Life span = 90 years
  • Maximum diving depth = 1,087m
belugaWhale
  • Beluga whale
  • Maximum length = 5.5m
  • Diet = Fish, shrimp, squid, crabs, octopuses
  • Life span = 40 years
  • Maximum diving depth = 700m
pilotWhale
  • Pilot whale
  • Maximum length = 7.2m
  • Diet = fish, squid
  • Life span = 60 years
  • Maximum diving depth = 600m
Narwhal
  • Narwhal
  • Maximum length = 5.5m (excluding the tusk)
  • Diet = Fish, shrimp, squid, crabs
  • Life span = 50 years
  • Maximum diving depth = 1,500m
bottlenoseDolphin
  • Bottlenose dolphin
  • Maximum length = 4m
  • Diet = Fish, shrimp, squid, mollusks, cuttlefish
  • Life span = 60
  • Maximum diving depth = 300m
porpoise
  • Porpoise
  • Maximum length = 2.3m
  • Diet = Fish, shrimp, krill
  • Life span = 23 years
  • Maximum diving depth = 230m

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