User:UtherSRG/whales
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These are whales and dolphins I've seen in on whale-watching cruises. I note the dates in order to show (in the future) the frequencies. I'll also list those I've seen at aquariums, but I'll list them in small print unless I've also seen them in the wild.
[edit] Suborder Mysticeti
- Family Balaenoptiidae
- Fin Whale, Balaenoptera physalus
- 8/20/05 (2-3 individuals, fins, no tails)
- Northern Minke Whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata
- 8/20/05 (1 individual, far away, fin)
- Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
- 8/20/05 (3-4 individuals, humps, tails, open mouths, very close to the boat)
- Fin Whale, Balaenoptera physalus
