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A whale (cetacean) is a massive mammal that lives in the ocean.  It relies on fresh air just like other mammals, and unlike fish.  The whale is warm-blooded like animals, and unlike fish.  But whales have many extraordinary features that ''not like'' other mammals, including:
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A whale (cetacean) is a massive mammal that lives in the ocean.  It relies on fresh air just like other mammals, and unlike fish.  The whale is warm-blooded like animals, and unlike fish.  But whales have many extraordinary features that are ''not like'' other mammals, including:
    
* they decide when to breathe, rather than breathing unconsciously
 
* they decide when to breathe, rather than breathing unconsciously
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* the females nurse their calves while swimming underwater
 
* the females nurse their calves while swimming underwater
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* the nursing calves are somehow able to avoid intaking saltwater while nursing
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* the nursing calves are somehow able to avoid taking in saltwater while nursing
    
* the males have a unique cooling system for their internal reproductive organs
 
* the males have a unique cooling system for their internal reproductive organs
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