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Grouping of all living beings with more or less complex organs, with which they move about and feed themselves; the body of knowledge about them.
marine mammals

MARINE MAMMALS

Carnivorous aquatic vertebrates (about 116 species) with limbs evolved into fins, skin that is smooth or covered in short hairs, and sometimes a dorsal fin.

dolphin

dolphin

Marine mammal without hind limbs; it uses echoes of the sounds it emits (sonar) to orient itself and detect its prey.

morphology of a dolphin skeleton of a dolphin
morphology of a dolphin skeleton of a dolphin
examples of marine mammals [1]

examples of marine mammals [1]

Marine mammals: many actively hunted species (more than 110 out of 116) are protected or are subject to hunting restrictions.

examples of marine mammals [2]

examples of marine mammals [2]

Marine mammals: many actively hunted species (more than 110 out of 116) are protected or are subject to hunting restrictions.

examples of marine mammals [3]

examples of marine mammals [3]

Marine mammals: many actively hunted species (more than 110 out of 116) are protected or are subject to hunting restrictions.