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Cetacean Enigmas: Technical Whale Lexicon
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- 1. Order comprising whales, dolphins, and porpoises
- 2. Trick clue: Not whales, but ancient marine shelled creatures
- 3. Describes organs like whale pelvis remnants
- 5. Marine adipose layer indispensable for thermoregulation
- 7. Describes limited movement of fetal whale flippers inside womb
- 8. Behavior characterized by submersion beyond 1000 meters
- 14. Odontocete dental structures used for prey capture
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- 4. Acoustic navigation method used by odontocetes
- 6. Keratinous filter plates found in mysticete mouths
- 9. Largest toothed whale known for deep diving
- 10. Type of fin homologous to forelimbs
- 11. Low-frequency sound used in long-distance whale communication
- 12. Genus name of the narwhal, the unicorn of the sea
- 13. Physical phenomenon perceived via whale bone conduction
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