baleen and toothed whales...cetaceans are agroup of aquatic mammals (like dolphins, porpoises, and...

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Cetaceans are a group of aquatic mammals (like dolphins, porpoises, and whales) that contains over 80 species! Within the order Cetacea there are two groups of whales: Mysticeti (baleen whales, like the Humpback, Pygmy, and Blue to the right) and Odontoceti (toothed whales, like the Beaked Whale, Orca, Hector's Dolphin, and Sperm Whale). Mysticetes lack teeth, and instead use their baleen to filter feed tiny prey. Odontocetes have teeth and usually hunt their prey one by one, often using echolocation! @ThePenAndThePangolin Sean Vidal Edgerton www.thepenandthepangolin.com Cetaceans Baleen and Toothed Whales

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Page 1: Baleen and Toothed Whales...Cetaceans are agroup of aquatic mammals (like dolphins, porpoises, and whales) that contains over 80 species! Within the order Cetacea there are two groups

Cetaceans are a group of aquatic mammals (like dolphins,porpoises, and whales) that contains over 80 species!Within the order Cetacea there are two groups of whales:Mysticeti (baleen whales, like the Humpback, Pygmy, andBlue to the right) and Odontoceti (toothed whales,like the Beaked Whale, Orca, Hector's Dolphin,and Sperm Whale). Mysticetes lack teeth, andinstead use their baleen to filter feed tiny prey.

Odontocetes have teeth and usually hunt theirprey one by one, often using echolocation!

@ThePenAndThePangolinSean Vidal Edgerton

www.thepenandthepangolin.com

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