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hammerhead shark
(Encyclopedia)hammerhead shark, active, surface-living shark, genus Sphyrina. Its curious head has lateral projections resembling the crossbar of a T, and its eyes and ears are located in the outer tips of the proj...bowhead whale
(Encyclopedia)bowhead whale: see right whale.right whale
(Encyclopedia)right whale, name for whales of the family Balaenidae. They were so named by whalers, who for centuries considered them “the right whales” to hunt, because they float when killed and because they ...leopard shark
(Encyclopedia)leopard shark: see dogfish.mackerel shark
(Encyclopedia)mackerel shark: see mako.killer whale
(Encyclopedia)killer whale, orca, or grampus, a large, rapacious marine mammal of the dolphin family. Historically considered one species, Orcinus orca, killer whales may be classified into several types, based on...sperm whale
(Encyclopedia)sperm whale, largest of the toothed whales, Physeter catodon, found in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. It is also called cachalot. Male sperm whales may grow to more than 70 ft (21 m) long and female...great white shark
(Encyclopedia)great white shark: see white shark. ...white whale
(Encyclopedia)white whale: see beluga.Greenland right whale
(Encyclopedia)Greenland right whale: see right whale. ...Browse by Subject
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