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The 1903 blue whale in the Natural History Museum
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A Century of Whales at the Smithsonian

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Offshore Peru, during the Eocene (~56-34 million years ago), showing two archaeocetes (ancient whales): Ocucajea picklingi and Supayacetus muizon.
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New Archaeocetes from Peru Are the Oldest Fossil Whales from South America

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Listen to what happens when researchers in a tiny boat are surrounded by huge North Atlantic Right Whales.
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North Atlantic Right Whale: One Species at a Time

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Sea lions generate thrust, or forward propulsion, by bringing their fore-flippers together in big sweeping motions called “claps.”  When a sea lion “claps,” it stretches its flippers out to the sides and sweeps them down. Then it tucks its flippe
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How Do Sea Lions Swim?

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Tale of a Whale

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Aerial view of two bowhead whales swimming in the ocean.
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Bowhead Whale: One Species at a Time

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Spinner dolphins in a small inlet off the Kona coast, Hawaii.
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Solidifying the Dolphin Family Tree

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An illustration of a recently discovered species of Monodontid, Bohaskaia monodontoides, and its beluga and narwhale relatives
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Smithsonian Scientists Describe a 'New' Fossil Whale

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A narwhal breaches the surface, its tusk pointed to the sky
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Why a Tusk? The real-life unicorns of the sea and the tusks that make them famous

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Blue whale skull being installed at National Museum of Natural History.
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When Did Today’s Whales Get So Big?

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Two Southern Resident killer whales.
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When Killer Whales Hunt the King of Salmon

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a veterinarian listens to a dolphin's heartbeat
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The Musical Hearts of Dolphins

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