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DOLPHINS, WHALES, AND SEALS
                                                                                   EXAMPLES OF CETACEANS

        EXTERNAL FEATURES
        OF A DOLPHIN



                         Dorsal fin
                                                                                   BLUE WHALE
                                                                                   (Balaenoptera musculus)










                                                                                    SPERM WHALE
                                                                                    (Physeter catodon)




                                                               Tail
                                                                                    MALE BAIRD’S BEAKED WHALE
                                                                                    (Berardius bairdi)









                                                                                    MALE KILLER WHALE
                                                                                    (Orcinus orca)



                                Tail fluke
                                                                                    MALE NARWHAL
                                                                                    (Monodon monoceros)
         INTERNAL ANATOMY OF
         A MALE DOLPHIN
                                    Spinal cord   Stomach
                                                                   Kidney
             Blowhole (nostril)  Brain  Aorta
                                                                        Intestine
              Nasal plug                                                      Bladder
              Melon


         Buccal cavity
                                                                      Anus
                     Tongue                                         Rectum
                         Esophagus                 Liver          Penis
                              Trachea        Lung              Testis
                                          Heart             Urinogenital opening

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