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examples of marine mammals [2]click to hear

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] killer whale narwhal walrus beluga whale

killer whale click to hear

Widespread swift aggressive marine mammal reaching up to 30 feet in length; it attacks mainly young whales and dolphins.

narwhal click to hear

Mammal of arctic waters; the male, whose spiraled tusk can reach 10 feet in length, is hunted for its ivory.

walrus click to hear

Amphibious marine mammal of arctic regions; it is hunted for its hide, blubber and ivory tusks.

beluga whale click to hear

Marine mammal of the polar and subarctic regions emitting various whistles to communicate, hence its nickname "sea canary".