TYPES OF WHALES

Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Whales are marine mammals of order Cetacea which are neither dolphins – members, in other words, of the families Delphinidae or Platanistoidae . They include the blue whale, the largest living animal. Orcas, colloquially referred to as "killer whales", and pilot whales have whale in their name but for the purpose of classification they are actually dolphins. For centuries whales have been hunted for meat and as a source of valuable raw materials. By the middle of the 20th century, large-scale industrial whaling had left many species seriously endangered

TYPES OF WHALES

Southern Right Whale, Eubalaena australis North Atlantic right Whale, Eubalaena glacialis
North Pacific right Whale , Eubalaena japonica
Bowhead Whale , Balaena mysticetus Pygmy Right Whale , Caperea marginata
Gray Whale , Eschrichtius robustus Common Minke Whale , Balaenoptera acutorostrata
Antarctic minke Whale , Balaenoptera bonaerensis Sei Whale , Balaenoptera borealis
Bryde's Whale , Balaenoptera brydei Eden's Whale , Balaenoptera edeni
Blue Whale , Balaenoptera musculus Omura's Whale , Balaenoptera omurai

Fin Whale , Balaenoptera physalus Humpback Whale , Megaptera novaeangliae