11 August 2024

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Moses
Swanson-Mwamasika

List type: Whales and dolphins

No. of species: 3

Date modified:

2024-08-11 10:19:58
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Latest Observations & previous highlights

Latest observation: Dusky dolphin in West coast national park. Previous highlights: Common bottle nose dolphin

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Moses Swanson the XVI
One of the youngest mammalwatchers on the platform. Currently in Minnesota and ready to get back into North American mammal watching despite recent predicaments.

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  • 5 January 2025
    babar ali

    Whales
    Baleen Whales (Mysticeti)
    1. **Blue Whale**
    2. **Humpback Whale**
    3. **Gray Whale**
    4. **Minke Whale**
    5. **Fin Whale**
    6. **Bowhead Whale**
    7. **Right Whale**
    8. **Pygmy Right Whale**

    Toothed Whales (Odontoceti)
    1. **Sperm Whale**
    2. **Beluga Whale**
    3. **Narwhal**
    4. **Orca (Killer Whale)**
    5.**Pilot Whale**
    6. **Bottlenose Whale**
    7. **Beaked Whales** (various species)
    8. **Cuvier’s Beaked Whale**
    9. **False Killer Whale**
    10. **Pygmy Sperm Whale**

    Dolphins (Family: Delphinidae, Order: Cetacea)
    1. **Bottlenose Dolphin**
    2. **Common Dolphin**
    3. **Orca (Killer Whale)** – though technically a whale, it’s often categorized as a dolphin due to its close relation to the dolphin family.
    4. **Spinner Dolphin**
    5. **Dusky Dolphin**
    6. **Pacific White-Sided Dolphin**
    7. **Striped Dolphin**
    8. **Long-Beaked Common Dolphin**
    9. **Risso’s Dolphin**
    10. **Hector’s Dolphin**
    Porpoises (Family: Phocoenidae, Order: Cetacea)
    1. Harbor Porpoise
    2. **Vaquita**
    3. **Dall’s Porpoise**
    4. **Yangtze River Porpoise**
    5. **Finless Porpoise**

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