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Five - Marine Mammals: Exploited for Millennia, But Still Holding On

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 April 2023

By
Alexis M. Mychajliw  and
Thomas A. Jefferson
Edited by
Norman Maclean
Norman Maclean
Affiliation:
University of Southampton
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Summary

Marine mammals are a diverse collection of about 137 mammals that have returned, in varying degrees, to life in the water. This group includes cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises), pinnipeds (seals and sea lions), sirenians (sea cows) and a few species of otters and bears.

Keywords

SealsWalrusWhaleDolphinPorpoiseToothed whaleBaleen whaleSea cowManateeDugongSea lion
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The Living Planet
The State of the World's Wildlife
 , pp. 87 - 105
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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