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Information on all of the world's whales, dolphins and porpoises.
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CETACEA whales, dolphins and porpoises  Web hosting and sponsorship by Vision Internet Limited Cetacea is currently on hiatus. Estimated date of re-launch: Summer 2006 Want a Whales and Dolphins screensaver? Click Here!...
http://www.cetacea.org

A thematic unit for cooperative learning across an integrated curriculum.
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Whales  This site has moved to http www.richmond.edu/~kjoyce/Whales. Click the link above to reach the new location. Please update your bookmarks accordingly....
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/Whales/

Includes information on whales and dolphins, Keiko, killer whales, dolphin behavior, and the latest whale and dolphin news.
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Dolphin Dreams UK Devoted to whales and dolphins  He died suddenly of pneumonia on the afternoon of Friday December 12th. More information to follow soon. Welcome to Dolphin Dreams UK, a site devoted to whales and dolphins Here you can find out everything (or almost everything you need...
http://www.btinternet.com/~Jess.Jones/

Includes information on whales and dolphins.
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Kerry's Seaworld Site  My web page is new so please bear with me and keep coming back!I've always loved dolphins, whales etc but didnt start to take a serious liking to them till some time ago. I'd check out all the coolest web...
http://www.geocities.com/kers99/

Introduction from the Animal Diversity Web.
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umic...u/chordata/mammalia/cetacea.html

Species list and links.
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Online Zoologists: Cetaceans, the Whales and Dolphins  Know an interesting cetacean link that isn't here? Suggest it to Wesley R. Elsberry. I have listed below most species of cetaceans. Links will follow under each species. The listing follows taxonomic lines, rather than alphabetized common names or something...
http://www.rtis.com/nat/user/elsberry/marspec/pms_cet_spc.html

Reference and news site about all whale species.
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Whales online  Whales online is a reference and news site dedicated to education for the conservation of whales of the St. Lawrence and their natural habitat. For information about whales on the other side of the globe, visit our southern counterpart Because...
http://www.whalesonline.com/

Wide range of information on all cetaceans, along with other resources and discussion boards.
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Whale Web  Many have been hunted to near extinction some may never recover. Only recently have we learned more about the largest animal to have ever lived, or about the whale that composes songs year after year We've been entranced for years...
http://www.whale-web.com/

Organization dedicated to explaining why whales mass strand themselves on beaches around the world.
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Deafwhale Society Home Page  A deaf whale is a dead whale Copyright 1997- 2004 All rights reserved. by Captain David Williams The information about beached whales is copyrighted and may be downloaded for your personal use only. This information may not be distributed, modified,...
http://www.deafwhale.com/

Provides species-specific information in encyclopedia format.
http://www.physics.helsinki.fi/whale/ency/ency.html

Photographs and information about whales and how their bodies operate.
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Howstuffworks How Whales Work  Auto Stuff Science Stuff Health Stuff Entertainment Stuff People Stuff Computer Stuff Electronics Stuff Home Stuff Money Stuff Travel Stuff Shop for Stuff Popular Searches >Body Armor>Hurricane>Hypnosis>Intelligent Design>Military Technology>Stem Cells>UFOs Sponsored By: Subjects >Earth Science>Engineering>Life Science>Military>Physical Science>ShortStuff>Space>Supernatural>Browse the Science Library...
http://www.howstuffworks.com/whale.htm

Overview of whale species, with common names in 10 languages.
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Cetaceans  Classification of whales order Cetacea The cetacean suborders A note on the taxonomy of whales and dolphins Classification of the sperm whales Sources for the names in different languages order Cetacea Mysticeti Baleen Whales Baardwalvissen Bartenwale Bardehvaler Hetulavalaat Bardvalar Bardehvaler...
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/jaap/Cetacea.htm

Underwater photographs of six species of whales.
http://www.oceanlight.com/html/whales.html

Whale and whale-watching resources and links, with a guide to whale watching, photos, and sound files.
http://www.physics.helsinki.fi/whale/

Educational site that focuses on whales and marine research.
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Go to WhaleNet  Click here to go to WhaleNet...
http://whale.wheelock.edu/

Information about whale migration up the east coast of Australia.
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~russo/whales/whales.html

Research on the whales, dolphins, and porpoises found in the waters of the Hebrides, Scotland. Includes fact sheets for 21 species.
http://www.gn.apc.org/whales/

Information, sounds, and photos of the whales that frequent Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia.
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World Wide Whales Absolutely Awesome  Click on any picture that interests you to go to a related page, follow the links below, or break out of frames here. World Wide Whales: Found in all the oceans of the world, whales are members of the Cetacea...
http://dkd.net/whales/

A volunteer network that records sightings and strandings of marine mammals in the Eastern Caribbean. Includes information on marine mammals of the Caribbean and educational resources.
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The Eastern Caribbean Cetacean Network  Through research and education, ECCN's objective is to gain community support for the protection of resident and migratory whales and dolphins AND their marine habitat. SIGHTINGS Over thirty species of marine mammals have been sighted in the Eastern Caribbean as...
http://www.eccnwhale.org/

A story covering the controversy over whales in captivity.
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frontline: a whale of a business  viewer discussion. the debate. inside seaworld. interviews. keiko. slaughter. other captive orcas. ted griffin. navy dolphins. man marine mammals. laws. press reaction. tapes transcripts web site copyright 1995-2005 wgbh educational foundation A Whale of a BusinessAmerica's marine theme parks are...
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/whales/

Research adventures with blue, fin and humpback whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Quebec, Canada, and in the Sea of Cortez, Mexico.
http://www.rorqual.com

Links to pages about human-cetacean interactions in the wild.
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Cetonaut.com  Caution your brownser is not recognized !Some pages could be not displayed properlybecause this site requires a updated brownser, compatible DHTML 10302 visits Version 4 Powered by FCMultimedia...
http://www.cetonaut.com/

Comprehensive description of the order and its various families from the online book Walker's Mammals of the World by Ronald Nowak.
http://www.press.jhu.edu/books/walker/cetacea/cetacea.html

An expedition and research project studying whitebeaked dolphin populations in the North Sea.
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 Theaim and modules of the project WhatsNew Page lagenorhynchusalbirostris Custom2Page Custom3Page Custom4Page FavoriteLinks Page Whitebeaked Dolphins research project in the North Sea, at Skagen Reef and the Norwegian Trench, by Viking Explorer and participation of researchers of Copenhagen University's Zoological...
http://www.lagenorhynchus.albirostris.20m.com/

Method to identify cetacean species by submitting a DNA sequence to receive an estimate of similarity to species in the reference collection at the University of Auckland, New Zealand.
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DNA-surveillance Species Identification with DNA  This page represents a gateway to the hosted databases on this website. Please select a database of interest by clicking on the associated link from the list below. Witness for the Whales For the taxonomic identification of cetacean species For...
http://www.dna-surveillance.auckland.ac.nz/

Detailed accounts for many species of whales and a full species list of the Order Cetacea.
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 Whales and dolphins are a group of mammals called cetaceans that spend their entire lives in water. Today there are around 77 different species of cetaceans, inhabiting our oceans from the cold Antarctic Continent in the south to the Arctic...
http://www.omplace.com/omsites/discover/

Descriptions and images of all Greek cetaceans.
http://www.sailingissues.com/dolphins-whales_nn.html

General information about Hawaii's cetaceans and specific information on humpback whale sightings off the Kona Coast of Hawaii.
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KonaWhaleWatch.com Welcome to Kona Whale Watch  What information would you like to see here? Sighting counts Sighting descriptions Images Video Underwater audio Results More Polls article_title] Welcome to Kona Whale Watch [content] This site contains general information about Hawaii's cetaceans and some specific information on humpback...
http://www.konawhalewatch.com/

Extensive site that includes a photo gallery, fact sheets, FAQ, news, views, action updates, and links.
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Whales on the Net Whale Home Page  Join us on a wonderful journey into the world of Cetaceans, those mysterious animals that spend their entire lives in water. MEMBER Dive down to the greatest depths and discover the whales, the Blue whale, the Right whale, Sperm whale,...
http://www.whales.org.au/

Information provided by an Alaskan whale-watching tour company, mainly on humpback and killer whales.
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Glacier Bay Alaska Whale Watching Tours with Fairweather Adventures  The humpback whales are frequently observed swimming and feeding close to shorelines along the southern coast of Alaska. Humpback whales are toothless Baleen Whales) Painting by Duncan Murrell Baleen is a comb-like structure in a whale's mouth that acts as...
http://www.fishglacierbay.com/AboutWhales1-1.htm

Photos, stories, and interactive forums related to the marine wildlife off the coast of New Hampshire, USA.
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welcome to www.whalesightings.com  A website focusing on the marine wildlife off the coast of New Hampshire Forums Photo Album Sighting Log Trip Detail Whale Watching Whale Terms Species Information Conservation Adoption Programs Contact Information Marine Links Final 6 Trips of 2005 Humpback Whales...
http://www.whalesightings.com/