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Rangiroa Dolphins
R e s e a r c h l C o n s e r v a t i o n l E d u c a t i o n
Cetaceans of French Polynesia
Twenty species of cetartiodactyls - or cetaceans - are regularly found in the Polynesian marine environment. These include four mysticete species - commonly called ‘baleen whales’ - and 16 odontocete species or ‘toothed whales’ - three species of sperm whales, two species of beaked whales and 11 species of dolphins. Eight of the most commonly observed species are displayed below…
Humpback whale
Megaptera novaeangliae
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