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tursiops truncatus 
bottlenose dolphin 
 
 
 
how many species of cetacea? 
87 
 
 
 
what are the two suborderof cetacea? 
mysticeti (baleen whales) and odonteceti (toothed whales) 
 
 
 
odonteceti 
-toothed whales 
-one external blowhole 
-word "Odontoceti" comes from the Greek word for tooth, "odontos." 
 
 
 
mysticeti 
-baleen whales 
-two external blowholes 
 
 
 
family: delphinidae 
-Dolphins are a part of the scientific family Delphinidae. 
-There are approximately 37 species of de...
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PopularMarine Mammal 
a mammal with mammal-like characteristics but lives in a purely marine environment. 
 
 
 
Bottlenose dolphin scientific name 
Tursiops truncatus (common) 
 
 
 
How Fast Dolphins Can Swim 
18 miles per hour 
 
 
 
Normally Surface ______ to Breathe 
2-3 times a minute 
 
 
 
Can make up to ______ clicks per minute 
1,000 
 
 
 
Cetacea 
is a scientific order of large aquatic mammals that have forelimbs modified into flippers, a horizontally flattened tail, one or two nostrils at ...