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== Taxonomy ==
== Taxonomy ==
There are two kinds of whales: toothed whales of the suborder Odontoceti, and whalebone (baleen) whales of the suborder Mysticeti.
There are two kinds of whales: toothed whales of the suborder Odontoceti, and whalebone (baleen) whales of the suborder Mysticeti.
*'''Suborder Mysticeti: Baleen whales'''
*'''Suborder ''Mysticeti'': Baleen whales'''
::'''Family Balaenidae: Right whales'''
::'''Family ''Balaenidae'': Right whales'''
::::Genus ''Balaena''
::::Genus ''Balaena''
:::::Bowhead whale, ''Balaena mysticetus''
:::::Bowhead whale, ''Balaena mysticetus''
::::Genus Eubalaena''
::::Genus ''Eubalaena''
:::::North Atlantic right whale, ''Eubalaena glacialis''
:::::North Atlantic right whale, ''Eubalaena glacialis''
:::::North Pacific right whale, ''Eubalaena japonica''
:::::North Pacific right whale, ''Eubalaena japonica''
:::::Southern right whale, ''Eubalaena australis''
:::::Southern right whale, ''Eubalaena australis''
::'''Family Balaenopteridae: Rorquals'''
::'''Family ''Balaenopteridae'': Rorquals'''
:::Subfamily Balaenopterinae
:::Subfamily ''Balaenopterinae''
::::Genus ''Balaenoptera''
::::Genus ''Balaenoptera''
:::::Antarctic minke whale, ''Balaenoptera bonaerensis''
:::::Antarctic minke whale, ''Balaenoptera bonaerensis''
:::::Fin whale, ''Balaenoptera physalus''
:::::Fin whale, ''Balaenoptera physalus''
:::::Sei whale, ''Balaenoptera borealis''
:::::Sei whale, ''Balaenoptera borealis''
:::Subfamily Megapterinae
:::Subfamily ''Megapterinae''
::::Genus ''Megaptera''
::::Genus ''Megaptera''
:::::Humpback whale, ''Megaptera novaeangliae''
:::::Humpback whale, ''Megaptera novaeangliae''
::::Genus ''Eschrichtius''
::::Genus ''Eschrichtius''
:::::Gray whale, ''Eschrichtius robustus''
:::::Gray whale, ''Eschrichtius robustus''
::'''Family Neobalaenidae'''
::'''Family ''Neobalaenidae'''''
::::Genus ''Caperea''
::::Genus ''Caperea''
:::::Pygmy right whale, ''Caperea marginata''
:::::Pygmy right whale, ''Caperea marginata''
*'''Suborder Odontoceti: Toothed whales'''
*'''Suborder ''Odontoceti'': Toothed whales'''
::'''Family Monodontidae'''
::'''Family ''Monodontidae'''''
::::Genus ''Delphinapterus''
::::Genus ''Delphinapterus''
:::::Beluga, ''Delphinapterus leucas''
:::::Beluga, ''Delphinapterus leucas''
::::Genus ''Monodon''
::::Genus ''Monodon''
:::::Narwhal, ''Monodon monoceros''
:::::Narwhal, ''Monodon monoceros''
::'''Family Physeteridae: Sperm whales'''
::'''Family ''Physeteridae'': Sperm whales'''
::::Genus ''Physeter''
::::Genus ''Physeter''
:::::Sperm whale, ''Physeter macrocephalus''
:::::Sperm whale, ''Physeter macrocephalus''
:::::Arnoux's beaked whale, ''Berardius arnuxii''
:::::Arnoux's beaked whale, ''Berardius arnuxii''
:::::Baird's beaked whale, ''Berardius bairdii''
:::::Baird's beaked whale, ''Berardius bairdii''
:::Subfamily Hyperoodontidae
:::Subfamily ''Hyperoodontidae''
::::Genus ''Hyperoodon''
::::Genus ''Hyperoodon''
:::::Northern bottlenose whale, ''Hyperoodon ampullatus''
:::::Northern bottlenose whale, ''Hyperoodon ampullatus''
::::Genus ''Ziphius''
::::Genus ''Ziphius''
:::::Cuvier's beaked whale, ''Ziphius cavirostris''
:::::Cuvier's beaked whale, ''Ziphius cavirostris''
:::Family ''Delphinidae''
::'''Family ''Delphinidae'''''
:::Family ''Phocoenidae''
::'''Family ''Phocoenidae'''''
== Origins ==
== Origins ==