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List of individual cetaceans

List of individual cetaceans is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand List of individual cetaceans rather than just read about it. In short: Cetaceans are the animals commonly known as whales, dolphins, and porpoises. This list includes individuals from real life or fiction, where fictional individuals are indicated by their source.

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Reference excerpt

Cetaceans are the animals commonly known as whales, dolphins, and porpoises. This list includes individuals from real life or fiction, where fictional individuals are indicated by their source. It is arranged roughly taxonomically.

Baleen whales

Rorquals

The 52-hertz whale (may be a blue whale hybrid)

Blue whales

Hope KOBO, accidentally struck and killed by a tanker Bubbles, An 80 ft (24 m) whale spotted off the coast of Dana Point, spouting water several times before diving underwater.

Fin whales

Moby Joe, a fin whale who became trapped in Newfoundland, the subject of Farley Mowat's 1972 book A Whale for the Killing

Humpback whales

Delta and Dawn George and Gracie from Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Humphrey the Whale Migaloo The whale that swam up the Saint Lawrence River to Montreal in 2020 Mister Splashy Pants Sasha, also known as the Alaska whale The Tay Whale Timmy

Gray whales

Bonnet, Crossbeak, and Bone or Putu, Siku, and Kanik (in Inupiaq); called Fred, Wilma, and Bamm-Bamm in the book Big Miracle and film adaptation Klamath River Whales JJ "JJ" was rescued by Seaworld San Diego in the 90s'. Rehabilitated at their San Diego facility (displayed as well). Then after some time he was released back into the wild.

Toothed whales

Beaked whales

Northern bottlenose whales

River Thames whale

Dolphins

Delphinus from Greek mythology Ivan and Bessie from the 1967 novel The Day of the Dolphin or Alpha and Beta in the 1973 film adaptation Jones from the William Gibson short story Johnny Mnemonic Slim and Delbert from the TV series Dolphin Cove Snorky from the Night of the Dolphin segment of The Simpsons 2000 episode "Treehouse of Horror XI" The dolphin from the fairy tale The Dolphin Zoom from the anime series Zoom the White Dolphin

Bottlenose dolphins

Akeakamai, featured in the novel Startide Rising Davina Ecco from the video game series Ecco the Dolphin Fungie Flipper from the 1963 film of the same name and later film and television series in the same franchise Hiapo Hope, featured in the film Dolphin Tale 2 Mitzie, who portrayed Flipper Moko Opo Peter, used in experiments in human-dolphin communication by John C. Lilly and Margaret Howe Lovatt Pinky Ronnie from the television series H2O: Just Add Water Tião Winter, featured in the film Dolphin Tale

Orcas

Brave Little Hunter (a.k.a. kʷiisaḥiʔis in Nuu-chah-nulth) Camus from the episode "Moby Dopes" of the TV series The Angry Beavers Chimo Corky (II) Ethelbert Granny Hoi Wai, who portrayed Neptune in the film Moon Warriors Iceberg Jambu or Willzyx from the episode "Free Willzyx" of the TV series South Park Kalina Kanduke Kasatka Katina Keet Keto Keiko, who portrayed Willy in the film Free Willy Klee Wyck, the anthropomorphic mascot of the 1994 Commonwealth Games Kiska, orca housed at Marineland and last captive orca kept in Canada Kohana Kotar Lolita Luna Malia Moby Doll Morgan Namu, featured in the film Namu, the Killer Whale Neptune from the film Moon Warriors Ocean Sun (L25) Old Thom Old Tom Port and Starboard Ramu III Samoa Scarlet Shamu Springer Tahlequah Takara The orca from the 1977 film Orca Tico from the anime series Tico of the Seven Seas Tilikum, known for his involvement in the deaths of three people; heavily featured in the documentary Blackfish Ulises Unna Walter the Whale, renamed Skana Wikie Willy from the film Free Willy and television adaptation

Risso's dolphins

Casper, an albino or leucistic Risso's dolphin inhabiting Monterey Bay, California Pelorus Jack

Sperm whales

The exploding whale of Florence, Oregon Little Irvy Moby Dick from the 1851 novel Moby-Dick Mocha Dick Monstro from Pinocchio New Zealand Tom, recorded in the 1830s as hunted in 1804 off the coast of New Zealand, and subsequently mentioned in Melville's discussion of sperm whales in Moby Dick (Chapter 45: "The Affidavit"). Pearl Krabs from SpongeBob SquarePants Porphyrios (species uncertain), a large whale that harassed and sank ships in the waters near Constantinople in the sixth century The sperm whale from the book The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and later adaptations Timor Tom from Moby-Dick, chapter 45

Belugas

Baby Beluga from the music album of the same name Bailey from the 2016 Pixar film Finding Dory Benny Hvaldimir Juno Kayavak Moby Dick (Rhine) NOC Aydın (also known as Tichka), a beluga who became famous in Gerze, Sinop, Turkey, in 1992 after apparently escaping a Soviet military marine-mammal program.

Legendary Because these individuals are legendary or mythic, their classification is unclear. As well, for some it is unclear whether they are even whales since whales were historically considered fish in Western culture.

Cetus from Greek mythology Devil Whale from legends such as the First Voyage of Sinbad the Sailor Leviathan from Abrahamic mythology Makara from Hindu mythology (possibly a South Asian river dolphin) Rongomai from Māori mythology Tannin from Canaanite, Phoenician, and Hebrew mythology The whale who saved Kahutia-te-rangi in Māori mythology (usually considered to be a humpback whale – paikea – a name Kahutia-te-rangi would adopt himself) The whale from the Book of Jonah

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In the classroom: List of individual cetaceans is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Cetacean-related lists, Individual cetaceans, Lists of individual animals, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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