cetacean
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The drawings inject suspense even into Melville’s encyclopedic chapters on cetacean anatomy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026
They confirmed for the first time that a potentially deadly whale virus, known as cetacean morbillivirus, is circulating above the Arctic Circle.
From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025
“These findings underscore an urgent need for coordinated action,” said Kathi George, the Sausalito-based Marine Mammal Center’s director of cetacean conservation in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2025
Various cetacean species are known to inhabit the Hellenic Trench off Greece in the summer, but until now little has been known about their winter whereabouts.
From Science Daily • Oct. 26, 2023
New songs appear on the cetacean hit parade.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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