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Dolphins, the most intelligent of marine animals, are warm-blooded mammals that breathe air and give birth to live young that are then nursed. Dolphins are found in all of the world's tropical and temperate seas. Shown is a common bottlenose dolphin.
Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua), also known as cod, codling, scrod, markets, and steakers, is a major commercial fish. Historically, cod was so abundant off New England that early explorers named Cape Cod for the fish.
A blue whale cruises the waters off North Carolina. Photo courtesy of NOAA Fisheries.
Three fin whales – also known as finback whales – swimming in the Atlantic. Fin whales are filter-feeders, feeding on small schooling fish, squid, and crustaceans. They are also one of the fastest of cetaceans and can sustain speeds between 37 and 41 km/h (23 to 25 mph) and bursts up to 46 km/h (29 mph) have been recorded, earning the fin whale the nickname "the greyhound of the sea." Photo courtesy of NOAA Fisheries.
A humpback whale breaching. Image courtesy of NOAA / Brandon Southall.
Three North Atlantic right whales surface at the same time. Image courtesy of NOAA.
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