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Thetoothed whales(also calledodontocetes,systematic nameOdontoceti) are a clade ofcetaceansthat includesdolphins,porpoises,and all otherwhaleswithteeth,such asbeaked whalesand thesperm whales.73speciesof toothed whales are described. They are one of two living groups of cetaceans, the other being thebaleen whales(Mysticeti), which havebaleeninstead of teeth. The two groups are thought to have diverged around 34million years ago(mya).

Toothed whales
Temporal range:33.9–0MaEarly Oligocenetopresent[1]
Clockwise from top left:False killer whale,Amazon river dolphin,beluga,andBottlenose dolphin
Scientific classificationEdit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Infraorder: Cetacea
Parvorder: Odontoceti
Flower,1867
Subgroups
Diversity
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Toothed whales range in size from the 1.4 m (4 ft 7 in) and 54 kg (119 lb)vaquitato the 20 m (66 ft) and 100 t (98 long tons; 110 short tons)sperm whale.Several species of odontocetes exhibitsexual dimorphism,in that there are size or other morphological differences between females and males. They have streamlined bodies and two limbs that are modified into flippers. Some can travel at up to 20 knots. Odontocetes have conical teeth designed for catching fish or squid. They have well-developed hearing that is well adapted for both air and water, so much so that some can survive even if they are blind. Some species are well adapted for diving to great depths. Almost all have a layer of fat, orblubber,under the skin to keep warm in the cold water, with the exception ofriver dolphins.

Toothed whales consist of some of the most widespread mammals, but some, as with the vaquita, are restricted to certain areas. Odontocetes feed largely on fish and squid, but a few, like theorca,feed on mammals, such aspinnipeds.Males typically mate with multiple females every year, making thempolygynous.Females mate every two to three years. Calves are typically born in the spring and summer, and females bear the responsibility for raising them, but more sociable species rely on the family group to care for calves. Many species, mainly dolphins, are highly sociable, with some pods reaching over a thousand individuals.

Once hunted for their products, cetaceans are now protected by international law. Some species arevery intelligent.At the 2012 meeting of theAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science,support was reiterated for a cetacean bill of rights, listing cetaceans asnonhuman persons.Besideswhalinganddrive hunting,they also face threats from bycatch and marine pollution. Thebaiji,for example, is considered functionally extinct byIUCN,with the last sighting in 2004, due to heavy pollution to theYangtze River.Whales sometimes feature in literature and film, as in the great white sperm whale ofHerman Melville'sMoby-Dick.Small odontocetes, mainly dolphins, are kept in captivity and trained to perform tricks.Whale watchinghas become a form of tourism around the world.

Taxonomy

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Further information:List of cetaceansandList of extinct cetaceans

Research history

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See also:Cryptid whaleandWhale § In myth, literature and art

The tube in the head, through which this kind fish takes its breath and spitting water, located in front of the brain and ends outwardly in a simple hole, but inside it is divided by a downward bony septum, as if it were two nostrils; but underneath it opens up again in the mouth in a void.

–John Ray, 1671, the earliest description of cetacean airways

A whale as depicted byConrad Gessner,1587, in hisHistoriae animalium

InAristotle's time, the fourth century BC, whales were regarded as fish due to their superficial similarity. Aristotle, however, could already see many physiological and anatomical similarities with the terrestrial vertebrates, such as blood (circulation), lungs, uterus, and fin anatomy.[citation needed]His detailed descriptions were assimilated by the Romans, but mixed with a more accurate knowledge of the dolphins, as mentioned byPliny the Elderin hisNatural history.In the art of this and subsequent periods, dolphins are portrayed with a high-arched head (typical of porpoises) and a long snout. The harbor porpoise is one of the most accessible species for earlycetologists,because it could be seen very close to land, inhabiting shallow coastal areas of Europe. Many of the findings that apply to all cetaceans were therefore first discovered in the porpoises.[2]One of the first anatomical descriptions of the airways of the whales on the basis of a harbor porpoise dates from 1671 by John Ray. It nevertheless referred to the porpoise as a fish.[3][4]

Evolution

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Fossil ofSqualodon
Further information:Evolution of cetaceans
Relationship of toothed whale families[5]:
Toothed whales

Sperm whales(Physeteridae)

Dwarf sperm whales(Kogiidae)

South Asian river dolphins(Platanistidae)

Beaked whales(Ziphiidae)

Inioidea
Delphinoidea

Oceanic dolphins(Delphinidae)

Porpoises(Phocoenidae)

Belugas,narwhals(Monodontidae)

Toothed whales, as well as baleen whales, are descendants of land-dwelling mammals of theartiodactylorder(even-toed ungulates). They are closely related to thehippopotamus,sharing a common ancestor that lived around 54million years ago(mya).[6] The primitive cetaceans, orarchaeocetes,first took to the sea approximately 49 mya and became fully aquatic by 5–10 million years later.[7]The ancestors of toothed whales and baleen whales diverged in the early Oligocene. This was due to a change in the climate of the southern oceans that affected where the environment of the plankton that these whales ate.[8]

The adaptation ofecholocationand enhanced fat synthesis in blubber occurred when toothed whales split apart from baleen whales, and distinguishes modern toothed whales from fully aquatic archaeocetes. This happened around 34 mya.[9]Unlike toothed whales, baleen whales do not have wax ester deposits nor branched fatty chain acids in their blubber. Thus, more recent evolution of these complex blubber traits occurred after baleen whales and toothed whales split, and only in the toothed whale lineage.[10][11][12]

Modern toothed whales do not rely on their sense of sight, but rather on their sonar to hunt prey. Echolocation also allowed toothed whales to dive deeper in search of food, with light no longer necessary for navigation, which opened up new food sources.[13][14]Toothed whales (Odontocetes) echolocate by creating a series of clicks emitted at various frequencies. Sound pulses are emitted through the melon-shaped forehead, reflected off objects, and retrieved through the lower jaw. Skulls ofSqualodonshow evidence for the first hypothesized appearance of echolocation.[15]Squalodonlived from the early to middleOligoceneto the middleMiocene,around 33-14 mya.Squalodonfeatured several commonalities with modern Odontocetes. The cranium was well compressed, the rostrum telescoped outward (a characteristic of the modern parvorderOdontoceti), givingSqualodonan appearance similar to that of modern toothed whales. However, it is thought unlikely that squalodontids are direct ancestors of living dolphins.[16]

Biology

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Anatomy

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Anatomy of thebottlenose dolphin
Features of asperm whaleskeleton

Toothed whales have torpedo-shaped bodies with usually inflexible necks, limbs modified into flippers, no outer ears, a large tail fin, and bulbous heads (with the exception of thesperm whale family). Their skulls have small eye orbits, long beaks (with the exception sperm whales), and eyes placed on the sides of their heads. Toothed whales range in size from the 4.5 ft (1.4 m) and 120 lb (54 kg)vaquitato the 20 m (66 ft) and 55 t (61-short-ton) sperm whale. Overall, they tend to be dwarfed by their relatives, thebaleen whales(Mysticeti). Several species have sexual dimorphism, with the females being larger than the males. One exception is with the sperm whale, which has males larger than the females.[17][18]

Odontocetes possess teeth withcementumcells overlyingdentinecells. Unlike human teeth, which are composed mostly ofenamelon the portion of the tooth outside of the gum, whale teeth have cementum outside the gum. Only in larger whales, where the cementum is worn away on the tip of the tooth, does enamel show.[17]There is only a single set of functional teeth (monophyodont dentition).[19]Except for the sperm whale, most toothed whales are smaller than the baleen whales. The teeth differ considerably among the species. They may be numerous, with some dolphins bearing over 100 teeth in their jaws. At the other extreme are thenarwhalswith their single long tusks and the almost toothlessbeaked whaleswith tusk-like teeth only in males.[20]In most beaked whales the teeth are seen to erupt in the lower jaw, and primarily occurs at the males sexual maturity.[21]Not all species are believed to use their teeth for feeding. For instance, the sperm whale likely uses its teeth for aggression and showmanship.[17]

Breathing involves expelling stale air from their oneblowhole,forming an upward, steamy spout, followed by inhaling fresh air into the lungs. Spout shapes differ among species, which facilitates identification. The spout only forms when warm air from the lungs meets cold air, so it does not form in warmer climates, as with river dolphins.[17][22][23]

Almost all cetaceans have a thick layer ofblubber,except for river dolphins. In species that live near the poles, the blubber can be as thick as 11 in (28 cm). This blubber can help with buoyancy, protection to some extent as predators would have a hard time getting through a thick layer of fat, energy for fasting during leaner times, and insulation from the harsh climate. Calves are born with only a thin layer of blubber, but some species compensate for this with thicklanugos.[17][24]

Toothed whales have also evolved the ability to store large amounts of wax esters in their adipose tissue as an addition to or in complete replacement of other fats in their blubber. They can produce isovaleric acid from branched chain fatty acids (BCFA). These adaptations are unique, are only in more recent, derived lineages and were likely part of the transition for species to become deeper divers as the families of toothed whales (Physeteridae, Kogiidae, and Ziphiidae) that have the highest quantities of wax esters and BCFAs in their blubber are also the species that dive the deepest and for the longest amount of time.[10]

Toothed whales have a two-chambered stomach similar in structure to terrestrial carnivores. They havefundicandpyloricchambers.[25]

Locomotion

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Short-beaked common dolphinpod swimming

Cetaceans have two flippers on the front, and a tail fin. These flippers contain four digits. Although toothed whales do not possess fully developed hind limbs, some, such as the sperm whale, possess discrete rudimentary appendages, which may contain feet and digits.[citation needed]Toothed whales are fast swimmers in comparison to seals, which typically cruise at 5–15 knots, or 9–28 km/h (5.6–17.4 mph); the sperm whale, in comparison, can travel at speeds of up to 35 km/h (22 mph). The fusing of the neck vertebrae, while increasing stability when swimming at high speeds, decreases flexibility, rendering them incapable of turning their heads; river dolphins, however, have unfused neck vertebrae and can turn their heads. When swimming, toothed whales rely on their tail fins to propel them through the water. Flipper movement is continuous. They swim by moving their tail fin and lower body up and down, propelling themselves through vertical movement, while their flippers are mainly used for steering. Some specieslogout of the water, which may allow them to travel faster.[further explanation needed]Their skeletal anatomy allows them to be fast swimmers. Most species have adorsal fin.[17][24]

Most toothed whales are adapted for diving to great depths, porpoises are one exception. In addition to their streamlined bodies, they can slow their heart rate to conserve oxygen; blood is rerouted from tissue tolerant of water pressure to the heart and brain among other organs;haemoglobinandmyoglobinstore oxygen in body tissue; and they have twice the concentration of myoglobin than haemoglobin. Before going on long dives, many toothed whales exhibit a behaviour known as sounding; they stay close to the surface for a series of short, shallow dives while building their oxygen reserves, and then make a sounding dive.[26]

Senses

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Biosonarby cetaceans

Toothed whale eyes are relatively small for their size, yet they do retain a good degree of eyesight. Also, the eyes are on the sides of the head, so their vision consists of two fields, rather than a binocular view as humans have. When abelugasurfaces, its lenses and corneas correct the nearsightedness that results from the refraction of light; they contain bothrodandconecells, meaning they can see in both dim and bright light. They do, however, lack short wavelength-sensitive visual pigments in their cone cells, indicating a more limited capacity for colour vision than most mammals.[27]Most toothed whales have slightly flattened eyeballs, enlarged pupils (which shrink as they surface to prevent damage), slightly flattened corneas, and atapetum lucidum;these adaptations allow for large amounts of light to pass through the eye, and, therefore, a very clear image of the surrounding area. In water, a whale can see around 10.7 m (35 ft) ahead of itself, but they have a smaller range above water. They also have glands on the eyelids andouter corneal layerthat act as protection for the cornea.[17][28]: 505–519 

Theolfactory lobesare absent in toothed whales, and unlike baleen whales, they lack thevomeronasal organ,suggesting they have no sense of smell.[28]: 481–505 

Toothed whales are not thought to have a good sense of taste, as their taste buds are atrophied or missing altogether. However, some dolphins have preferences between different kinds of fish, indicating some sort of attachment to taste.[28]: 447–455 

Echolocation

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Main article:Animal echolocation § Toothed whales
Diagram illustrating sound generation, propagation and reception in a toothed whale. Outgoing sounds are red and incoming ones are green

Toothed whales are capable of making a broad range of sounds using nasal airsacs located just below the blowhole.[29]Clicks are directional and are used for echolocation, often occurring in a short series called a click train. The click rate increases when approaching an object of interest. Toothed whalebiosonarclicks are amongst theloudest sounds made by marine animals.[30]

The cetacean ear has specific adaptations to themarineenvironment. In humans, themiddle earworks as an impedance equalizer between the outside air's lowimpedanceand thecochlearfluid's high impedance. In whales, and other marine mammals, no great difference exists between the outer and inner environments. Instead of sound passing through the outer ear to the middle ear, whales receive sound through the throat, from which it passes through a low-impedance, fat-filled cavity to the inner ear.[31]The ear is acoustically isolated from the skull by air-filled sinus pockets, which allow for greater directional hearing underwater.[32]

Odontocetes generate sounds independently of respiration using recycled air that passes through air sacs and phonic (alternatively monkey) lips. Integral to the lips are oil-filled organs called dorsal bursae that have been suggested to be homologous in the dolphin to the sperm whale'sspermaceti organ.[33]These send out high-frequency clicks through the sound-modifying organs of the extramandibular fat body, intramandibular fat body and themelon.

The melon consists of fat, and the skull of any such creature containing a melon will have a large depression. The melon size varies between species, the bigger it is, the more dependent they are on it. A beaked whale, for example, has a small bulge sitting on top of its skull, whereas a sperm whale's head is filled mainly with the melon.[17][28]: 1–19 [34][35]Directional asymmetry in the skull has been seen amongst many generations, used for echolocation. This asymmetry is useful in focusing the use of bio sonar effectively when deep diving for prey.[36]Odontocetes are well adapted to hear sounds atultrasonicfrequencies, as opposed tomysticeteswho generally hear sounds within the range ofinfrasonicfrequencies.[37]

Communication calls

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Bottlenose dolphins have been found to have signature whistles unique to each individual. Dolphins use these whistles to communicate with one another by identifying an individual. It can be seen as the dolphin equivalent of anamefor humans.[38] Because dolphins generally live in groups, communication is necessary. Signal masking is when other similar sounds (conspecific sounds) interfere with the original sound.[39]In larger groups, individual whistle sounds are less prominent. Dolphins tend to travel in pods, sometimes of up to 600 members.[40]

Life history and behaviour

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Intelligence

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Main article:Cetacean intelligence
See also:Cetacean surfacing behaviour
Pacific white-sided dolphinsporpoising

Cetaceans are known to communicate and therefore are able to teach, learn, cooperate, scheme, and grieve.[41]Theneocortexof many species of dolphins is home to elongatedspindle neuronsthat, prior to 2007, were known only in hominids.[42]In humans, these cells are involved in social conduct, emotions, judgement, and theory of mind. Dolphin spindle neurons are found in areas of the brain homologous to where they are found in humans, suggesting they perform a similar function.[17]

Brain sizewas previously considered a major indicator of the intelligence of an animal. Since most of the brain is used for maintaining bodily functions, greater ratios of brain to body mass may increase the amount of brain mass available for more complex cognitive tasks.[43]Allometricanalysis indicates that mammalian brain size scales around the two-thirds or three-quarters exponent of the body mass. Comparison of a particular animal's brain size with the expected brain size based on such allometric analysis provides anencephalization quotientthat can be used as another indication of animal intelligence. Sperm whales have the largest brain mass of any animal on earth, averaging 8,000 cm3(490 in3) and 7.8 kg (17 lb) in mature males, in comparison to the average human brain which averages 1,450 cm3(88 in3) in mature males.[44]Thebrain to body mass ratioin some odontocetes, such as belugas and narwhals, is second only to humans.[45]

Researchers pushed a pole with aspongeattached along the substrate to simulate the sponging behavior by dolphins

Dolphins are known to engage in complexplay behaviour,which includes such things as producing stable underwatertoroidalair-corevortexrings or "bubble rings".Two main methods of bubble ring production are: rapid puffing of a burst of air into the water and allowing it to rise to the surface, forming a ring, or swimming repeatedly in a circle and then stopping to inject air into thehelicalvortex currents thus formed. They also appear to enjoy biting the vortex rings, so that they burst into many separate bubbles and then rise quickly to the surface. Dolphins are known to use this method during hunting.[46]Dolphins are also known to use tools. InShark Bay,a population ofIndo-Pacific bottlenose dolphinsput sponges on their beak to protect them from abrasions and sting ray barbs while foraging in the seafloor.[47]This behaviour is passed on from mother to daughter, and it is only observed in 54 female individuals.[48]

Self-awarenessis seen, by some, to be a sign of highly developed, abstract thinking. Self-awareness, though not well-defined scientifically, is believed to be the precursor to more advanced processes likemetacognitive reasoning(thinking about thinking) that are typical of humans. Research in this field has suggested that cetaceans, among others,[49]possess self-awareness.[50]The most widely used test for self-awareness in animals is themirror test,in which a temporary dye is placed on an animal's body, and the animal is then presented with a mirror; then whether the animal shows signs of self-recognition is determined.[50]In 1995, Marten and Psarakos used television to test dolphin self-awareness.[51]They showed dolphins real-time footage of themselves, recorded footage, and another dolphin. They concluded that their evidence suggested self-awareness rather than social behavior. While this particular study has not been repeated since then, dolphins have since "passed" the mirror test.[50]

Vocalisations

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See also:Whale song § Odontocete whales
Spectrogramof dolphin vocalizations. Whistles, whines, and clicks are visible as upside down V's, horizontal striations, and vertical lines, respectively.

Dolphins make a broad range of sounds using nasal airsacs located just below the blowhole. Roughly three categories of sounds can be identified:frequency modulatedwhistles, burst-pulsed sounds and clicks. Dolphins communicate with whistle-like sounds produced by vibrating connective tissue, similar to the way human vocal cords function,[29]and through burst-pulsed sounds, though the nature and extent of that ability is not known. The clicks are directional and are for echolocation, often occurring in a short series called a click train. The click rate increases when approaching an object of interest. Dolphin echolocation clicks are amongst the loudest sounds made by marine animals.[52]

Bottlenose dolphins have been found to have signature whistles, a whistle that is unique to a specific individual. These whistles are used in order for dolphins to communicate with one another by identifying an individual. It can be seen as the dolphin equivalent of a name for humans.[38]These signature whistles are developed during a dolphin's first year; it continues to maintain the same sound throughout its lifetime.[53]An auditory experience influences the whistle development of each dolphin. Dolphins are able to communicate to one another by addressing another dolphin through mimicking their whistle. The signature whistle of a male bottlenose dolphin tends to be similar to that of his mother, while the signature whistle of a female bottlenose dolphin tends to be more identifying.[54]Bottlenose dolphins have a strong memory when it comes to these signature whistles, as they are able to relate to a signature whistle of an individual they have not encountered for over twenty years.[55]Research done on signature whistle usage by other dolphin species is relatively limited. The research on other species done so far has yielded varied outcomes and inconclusive results.[56][57][58][59]

Sperm whales can produce three specific vocalisations: creaks, codas, and slow clicks. A creak is a rapid series of high-frequency clicks that sounds somewhat like a creaky door hinge. It is typically used when homing in on prey.[60]: 135 A coda is a short pattern of 3 to 20 clicks that is used in social situations to identify one another (like a signature whistle), but it is still unknown whether sperm whales possess individually specific coda repertoires or whether individuals make codas at different rates.[61]Slow clicks are heard only in the presence of males (it is not certain whether females occasionally make them). Males make a lot of slow clicks in breeding grounds (74% of the time), both near the surface and at depth, which suggests they are primarily mating signals. Outside breeding grounds, slow clicks are rarely heard, and usually near the surface.[60]: 144 

Characteristics of sperm whale clicks[60]: 135 
Click type Apparent source level
(dB re 1 μPa [Rms]) 		Directionality Centroid frequency
(kHz) 		Inter-click interval
(s) 		Duration of click
(ms) 		Duration of pulse
(ms) 		Range audible to sperm whale
(km) 		Inferred function Audio sample
Usual 230 High 15 0.5–1.0 15–30 0.1 16 Searching for prey
Creak 205 High 15 0.005–0.1 0.1–5 0.1 6 Homing in on prey
Coda 180 Low 5 0.1–0.5 35 0.5 ~2 Social communication
Slow 190 Low 0.5 5–8 30 5 60 Communication by males

Foraging and predation

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See also:Beluga whale § Predation

All whales arecarnivorousandpredatory.Odontocetes, as a whole, mostly feed on fish andcephalopods,and then followed bycrustaceansandbivalves.All species are generalist and opportunistic feeders. Some may forage with other kinds of animals, such as other species of whales or certain species ofpinnipeds.[24][62]One common feeding method is herding, where a pod squeezes a school of fish into a small volume, known as abait ball.Individual members then take turns plowing through the ball, feeding on the stunned fish.[63]Coralling is a method where dolphins chase fish into shallow water to catch them more easily.[63]Orcas and bottlenose dolphins have also been known to drive their prey onto a beach to feed on it, a behaviour known as beach or strand feeding.[64][65]The shape of the snout may correlate with tooth number and thus feeding mechanisms. The narwhal, with its blunt snout and reduced dentition, relies onsuction feeding.[66]

Sperm whales usually dive between 300 and 800 metres (980 and 2,620 ft), and sometimes 1 to 2 kilometres (3,300 to 6,600 ft), in search of food.[60]: 79 Such dives can last more than an hour.[60]: 79 They feed on several species, notably thegiant squid,but also thecolossal squid,octopuses,and fish likedemersalrays,but their diet is mainly medium-sizedsquid.[60]: 43–55 Some prey may be taken accidentally while eating other items.[60]: 43–55 A study in theGalápagosfound that squid from the generaHistioteuthis(62%),Ancistrocheirus(16%), andOctopoteuthis(7%) weighing between 12 and 650 grams (0.026 and 1.433 lb) were the most commonly taken.[67]Battles between sperm whales and giant squid or colossal squid have never been observed by humans; however, white scars are believed to be caused by the large squid. A 2010 study suggests that female sperm whales may collaborate when huntingHumboldt squid.[68]

Orca hunting aWeddell seal

The orca is known to prey on numerous other toothed whale species. One example is thefalse killer whale.[69]To subdue and kill whales, orcas continually ram them with their heads; this can sometimes killbowhead whales,or severely injure them. Other times, they corral their prey before striking. They are typically hunted by groups of 10 or fewer orca, but they are seldom attacked by an individual. Calves are more commonly taken by orca, but adults can be targeted, as well.[70]Groups even attack larger cetaceans such asminke whales,gray whales,and rarely sperm whales orblue whales.[71][72]Other marine mammal prey species include nearly 20 species ofseal,sea lionandfur seal.[73]

These cetaceans are targeted by terrestrial and pagophilic predators. The polar bear is well-adapted for hunting Arctic whales and calves. Bears are known to use sit-and-wait tactics, as well as active stalking and pursuit of prey on ice or water. Whales lessen the chance of predation by gathering in groups. This, however, means less room around the breathing hole as the ice slowly closes the gap. When out at sea, whales dive out of the reach of surface-hunting orca. Polar bear attacks on belugas and narwhals are usually successful in winter, but rarely inflict any damage in summer.[74]

For most of the smaller species of dolphins, only a few of the larger sharks, such as thebull shark,dusky shark,tiger shark,andgreat white shark,are a potential risk, especially for calves.[75]Dolphins can tolerate and recover from extreme injuries (including shark bites) although the exact methods used to achieve this are not known. Thehealingprocess is rapid and even very deep wounds do not cause dolphins tohemorrhageto death. Even gaping wounds restore in such a way that the animal's body shape is restored, and infection of such large wounds are rare.[76]

Life cycle

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See also:Dolphin § Reproduction and sexuality

Toothed whales are fully aquatic creatures, which means their birth and courtship behaviours are very different from terrestrial and semiaquatic creatures. Since they are unable to go onto land to calve, they deliver their young with the fetus positioned for tail-first delivery. This prevents the calf from drowning either upon or during delivery. To feed the newborn, toothed whales, being aquatic, must squirt the milk into the mouth of the calf. Being mammals, they havemammary glandsused for nursing calves; they are weaned around 11 months of age. This milk contains high amounts of fat which is meant to hasten the development of blubber; it contains so much fat, it has the consistency of toothpaste.[77]Females deliver a single calf, with gestation lasting about a year, dependency until one to two years, and maturity around seven to 10 years, all varying between the species. Thismode of reproductionproduces few offspring, but increases the survival probability of each one. Females, referred to as "cows", carry the responsibility of childcare, as males, referred to as "bulls", play no part in raising calves.

In orcas,false killer whales,short-finned pilot whales,narwhals,and belugas, there is an unusually long post-reproductive lifespan (menopause) in females. Older females, though unable to have their own children, play a key role in the rearing of other calves in the pod, and in this sense, given the costs of pregnancy especially at an advanced age, extended menopause is advantageous.[78][79]

Interaction with humans

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Threats

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Sperm whaling

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Main article:Sperm whaling
The nose of the whale is filled with a waxy substance that was widely used in candles, oil lamps, and lubricants

The head of the sperm whale is filled with a waxy liquid calledspermaceti.This liquid can be refined into spermaceti wax andsperm oil.These were much sought after by 18th-, 19th-, and 20th-centurywhalers.These substances found a variety of commercial applications, such ascandles,soap,cosmetics,machine oil, other specialized lubricants, lamp oil, pencils, crayons, leather waterproofing, rustproofing materials, and many pharmaceutical compounds.[80] [81][82][83]Ambergris,a solid, waxy, flammable substance produced in the digestive system of sperm whales, was also sought as afixativeinperfumery.

Sperm whaling in the 18th century began with small sloops carrying only a pair of whaleboats (sometimes only one). As the scope and size of the fleet increased, so did the rig of the vessels change, asbrigs,schooners,and finally ships and barks were introduced. In the 19th-century stubby, square-rigged ships (and later barks) dominated the fleet, being sent to the Pacific (the first being the British whaleshipEmilia,in 1788),[84]the Indian Ocean (1780s), and as far away as the Japan grounds (1820) and the coast of Arabia (1820s), as well as Australia (1790s) and New Zealand (1790s).[85][86]

A sperm whale is killed and stripped of its blubber and spermaceti

Hunting for sperm whales during this period was notoriously dangerous for the crews of the 19th-century whaleboats. Though a properly harpooned sperm whale generally exhibited a fairly consistent pattern of trying to flee underwater to the point of exhaustion (at which point it would surface and offer no further resistance), it was not uncommon for bull whales to become enraged and turn to attack pursuing whaleboats on the surface, particularly if it had already been wounded by repeated harpooning attempts. A commonly reported tactic was for the whale to invert itself and violently thrash the surface of the water with itsfluke,flipping and crushing nearby boats.

The estimated historic worldwide sperm whale population numbered 1,100,000 before commercial sperm whaling began in the early 18th century.[87]By 1880, it had declined an estimated 29%.[87]From that date until 1946, the population appears to have recovered somewhat as whaling pressure lessened, but after the Second World War, with the industry's focus again on sperm whales, the population declined even further to only 33%.[87]In the 19th century, between 184,000 and 236,000 sperm whales were estimated to have been killed by the various whaling nations,[88]while in the modern era, at least 770,000 were taken, most between 1946 and 1980.[89]Remaining sperm whale populations are large enough so that the species' conservation status is vulnerable, rather than endangered.[87]However, the recovery from the whaling years is a slow process, particularly in theSouth Pacific,where the toll on males of breeding age was severe.[90]

Drive hunting

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Main article:Dolphin drive hunting
Atlantic white-sided dolphincaught in adrive huntin Hvalba on theFaroe Islandsbeing taken away with a forklift

Dolphins and porpoises are hunted in an activity known as dolphin drive hunting. This is done by driving a pod together with boats and usually into a bay or onto a beach. Their escape is prevented by closing off the route to the ocean with other boats or nets. Dolphins are hunted this way in several places around the world, including theSolomon Islands,theFaroe Islands,Peru,andJapan,the most well-known practitioner of this method. By numbers, dolphins are mostly hunted for theirmeat,though some end up indolphinariums.[91]Despite the controversial nature of the hunt resulting in international criticism, and the possible health risk that the often polluted meat causes,[92]thousands of dolphins are caught in drive hunts each year.[93]

In Japan, the hunting is done by a select group of fishermen.[94]When a pod of dolphins has been spotted, they are driven into a bay by the fishermen while banging on metal rods in the water to scare and confuse the dolphins. When the dolphins are in the bay, it is quickly closed off with nets so the dolphins cannot escape. The dolphins are usually not caught and killed immediately, but instead left to calm down over night. The following day, the dolphins are caught one by one and killed. The killing of the animals used to be done by slitting their throats, but the Japanese government banned this method, and now dolphins may officially only be killed by driving a metal pin into the neck of the dolphin, which causes them to die within seconds according to a memo from Senzo Uchida, the executive secretary of theJapan Cetacean Conference on Zoological Gardens and Aquariums.[95]A veterinary team's analysis of a 2011 video footage of Japanese hunters killingstriped dolphinsusing this method suggested that, in one case, death took over four minutes.[96]

Since much of the criticism is the result of photos and videos taken during the hunt and slaughter, it is now common for the final capture and slaughter to take place on site inside a tent or under a plastic cover, out of sight from the public. The most circulated footage is probably that of the drive and subsequent capture and slaughter process taken in Futo, Japan, in October 1999, shot by the Japanese animal welfare organizationElsa Nature Conservancy.[97]Part of this footage was, amongst others, shown onCNN.In recent years, the video has also become widespread on the internet and was featured in the animal welfare documentaryEarthlings,though the method of killing dolphins as shown in this video is now officially banned. In 2009, a critical documentary on the hunts in Japan titledThe Covewas released and shown amongst others at theSundance Film Festival.[98]

Other threats

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Toothed whales can also be threatened by humans more indirectly. They are unintentionally caught in fishing nets by commercial fisheries asbycatchand accidentally swallow fishhooks.GillnettingandSeine nettingare significant causes of mortality in cetaceans and othermarine mammals.[99]Porpoises are commonly entangled in fishing nets. Whales are also affected bymarine pollution.High levels oforganic chemicalsaccumulate in these animals since they are high in the food chain. They have large reserves of blubber, more so for toothed whales, as they are higher up the food chain than baleen whales. Lactating mothers can pass the toxins on to their young. These pollutants can causegastrointestinal cancerand greater vulnerability to infectious diseases.[100]They may also swallow litter, such as plastic bags.[101]Pollution of the Yangtze river has led to the extinction of thebaiji.[102]Environmentalists speculate that advanced navalsonarendangers some whales. Some scientists suggest that sonar may triggerwhale beachings,and they point to signs that such whales have experienceddecompression sickness.[103][104][105][106]

Conservation

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Currently, no international convention gives universal coverage to all small whales, although theInternational Whaling Commissionhas attempted to extend its jurisdiction over them.ASCOBANSwas negotiated to protect all small whales in the North and Baltic Seas and in the northeast Atlantic. ACCOBAMS protects all whales in the Mediterranean and Black Seas. The globalUNEPConvention on Migratory Speciescurrently covers seven toothed whale species or populations on its Appendix I, and 37 species or populations on Appendix II. All oceanic cetaceans are listed inCITESappendices, meaning international trade in them and products derived from them is very limited.[107][108]

Many organizations are dedicated to protecting certain species that do not fall under any international treaty, such asCIRVA(Committee for the Recovery of the Vaquita),[109]and theWuhan Institute of Hydrobiology(for theYangtze finless porpoise).[110]

In captivity

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Main articles:Cetaceans in captivityandDolphinarium

Species

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An orca by the name of Ulises performing at SeaWorld, 2009

Various species of toothed whales, mainly dolphins, are kept in captivity, as well as several other species of porpoise such asharbour porpoisesandfinless porpoises.These small cetaceans are more often than not kept in theme parks, such asSeaWorld,commonly known as a dolphinarium.Bottlenose dolphinsare the most common species kept in dolphinariums, as they are relatively easy to train, have a long lifespan in captivity, and have a friendly appearance. Hundreds if not thousands of bottlenose dolphins live in captivity across the world, though exact numbers are hard to determine. Orca are well known for their performances in shows, but the number kept in captivity is very small, especially when compared to the number of bottlenose dolphins, withonly 44 captivesbeing held in aquaria as of 2012.[111]Other species kept in captivity arespotted dolphins,false killer whales, andcommon dolphins,Commerson's dolphins,as well asrough-toothed dolphins,but all in much lower numbers than the bottlenose dolphin. Also, fewer than tenpilot whales,Amazon river dolphins,Risso's dolphins,spinner dolphins,ortucuxiare in captivity. Two unusual and very rarehybriddolphins, known aswolphins,are kept at the Sea Life Park inHawaii,which is a cross between a bottlenose dolphin and a false killer whale. Also, two common/bottlenose hybrids reside in captivity: one atDiscovery Coveand the other atSeaWorld San Diego.[112]

Controversy

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See also:SeaWorld § Criticism and resulting impact,andIncidents at SeaWorld parks

Organizations such as theAnimal Welfare InstituteandWhale and Dolphin Conservationcampaign against the captivity of dolphins and orcas.[113]SeaWorld faced a lot of criticism after the documentaryBlackfishwas released in 2013.[114]

Aggression among captive orca is common. In August 1989, a dominant female orca,Kandu V,tried to rake a newcomer whale, Corky II, with her mouth during a live show, and smashed her head into a wall. Kandu V broke her jaw, which severed an artery, and then bled to death.[115]In November 2006, a dominant female killer whale,Kasatka,repeatedly dragged experienced trainer Ken Peters to the bottom of the stadium pool during a show after hearing her calf crying for her in the back pools.[116]In February 2010, an experienced female trainer at SeaWorld Orlando, Dawn Brancheau, was killed by orcaTilikumshortly after a show in Shamu Stadium.[117]Tilikum had been associated with the deaths of two people previously.[115][118]In May 2012,Occupational Safety and Health Administrationadministrative law judge Ken Welsch cited SeaWorld for two violations in thedeath of Dawn Brancheauand fined the company a total of US$12,000.[119]Trainers were banned from making close contact with the orca.[120]In April 2014, theUS Court of Appeals for the District of Columbiadenied an appeal by SeaWorld.[121]

In 2013, SeaWorld's treatment of orca in captivity was the basis of the movieBlackfish,which documents the history of Tilikum, an orca captured by SeaLand of the Pacific, later transported to SeaWorld Orlando, which has been involved in the deaths of three people.[122]In the aftermath of the release of the film,Martina McBride,38 Special,REO Speedwagon,Cheap Trick,Heart,Trisha Yearwood,andWillie Nelsoncancelled scheduled concerts at SeaWorld parks.[123]SeaWorld disputes the accuracy of the film, and in December 2013 released an ad countering the allegations and emphasizing its contributions to the study of cetaceans and their conservation.[124]

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