Assertion: cetacean | /r/HasProperty | whale
Facets:
value: especially
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: While the name whale can sometimes refer to all cetaceans (whales, dolphins & porpoises) it usually excludes dolphins and porpoises in order to ensure that the three animal groups are easily identifiable.
text: In general, cetaceans with adult lengths greater than about 9 ft (2.8 m) are called whales, but some "whales"(e.g., dwarf sperm and melon-headed; Kogia sima and Peponocephala electra, respectively) do not grow that large and some dolphins (e.g., Risso's and common bottlenosed; Grampus griseus and Tursiops truncatus, respectively) can grow larger.
text: The most drastic changes in auditory systems between terrestrial mammals (see Hearing in Land Mammals) and marine mammals can be found in the cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises) and the sirenians (manatees and dugongs).
text: All cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises), all sirenians (manatees and dugongs) and several marine carnivores (seals, otters, walrus, and polar bears) are protected under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
text: It is the study of the cetaceans, which are whales, dolphins, and porpoises.
text: The sister group of the (pakicetidae) indohyus share several characteristics with cetaceans (whales) including an unusual characteristic only found between the two species known as an Involucrum (
text: All cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises) fall into one of two sub orders which are referred to as the baleen whale and toothed whale suborders based on their physical characteristics.
text: AWI seeks to persuade not just the general public and policymakers, but zoos and aquariums themselves, that cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises) do not belong in captivity.
text: When we started the project in 2013 we knew that on the coast of Garraf, it can be seen cetaceans, especially whales during the spring.