aquatic mammals library

Aquatic mammals such as whales and dolphins live and feed in the ocean. The Blue Whale is the biggest mammal on Earth.

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Seal

Seal, a meat-eating mammal found in all oceans of the world, but most abundant in Arctic and Antarctic waters.

Walrus

Walrus, a large, seal-like marine mammal that lives chiefly north of the Arctic Circle.

Whales

Whale, a member of a group of water animals, some species of which are the largest animals ever known.

Dugong

Dugong, or Halicore, a mammal found in the waters bordering Australia and the Solomon and Marshall islands, Vietnam, and in the Indian Ocean and Red Sea.

Manatee, a large, seal-like aquatic mammal. One of the three species if found along the Atlantic coast and in coastal rivers from northern South America to the southeastern United States, including Florida.

Pilot Whale

Pilot Whale, or Blackfish, a toothed whale related to the dolphin. The long-finned pilot whale is uniformly black; the short-finned pilot whale is black with a white patch on the chin.