Cetaceans

Cetacean Illustrations

Blue Whale (balaenoptera musculus)

Fin Whale (balaenoptera physalus)

Sei Whale (balaenoptera borealis)

Bryde's Whale (balaenoptera brydei/edeni)

Humpback Whale (megaptera novaeangliae)

Gray Whale (eschrichtius robustus)

Minke Whale (balaenoptera acutorostrata)

Bowhead Whale (balaena mysticetus)

North Atlantic Right Whale (eubalaena glacialis)

Pygmy Right Whale (carperea marginata)

Sperm Whale (physeter macrocephalus)

Pygmy Sperm Whale (kogia breviceps)

Dwarf Sperm Whale (kogia sima)

Baird's Beaked Whale (berardius bairdii)

Cuvier's Beaked Whale (ziphius cavirostris)

Short-Finned Pilot Whale (globicephala macrorhynchus)

Long-Finned Pilot Whale (globicephala melas)

Beluga Whale (delphinapterus leucas)

Narwhal (monodon monoceros)

Killer Whale (orcinus orca)

Risso's Dolphin (grampus griseus)

Bottlenose Dolphin (tursiops truncatus)

Common Dolphin (delphinus capensis)

Pacific White-Sided Dolphin (lagenorhynchus obliquidens)

Pantropical Spotted Dolphin (stenella attenuata)

Spinner Dolphin (stenella longirostris)

Atlantic Spotted Dolphin (stenella frontalis)

Franciscana (pontoporia blainvillei)

Amazon River Dolphin (inia geoffrensis)

Vaquita (phocoena sinus)

Harbor Porpoise (phocoena phocoena)

Dall's Porpoise (phocoenoides dalli)

Fact Sheets

American Cetacean Society developed fact sheets to teach you everything you’ve ever wanted to know about 28 cetacean species, including their physical description, geographical distribution, ecology and behavior, life history, diet, conservation status, and more! Developed by scientists and natural history experts, each fact sheet is written for the lay community and is periodically reviewed by members of the ACS Scientific Advisory Council for timeliness and accuracy. Our experts continue to develop fact sheets for additional species and update existing ones as new scientific data becomes available.

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