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Marine Mammals in the Gulf of Maine

From the areas of Cape Cod to the southern tip of Labrador, observers have spotted 22 species of whales and 6 species of seals. More information on whales and other marine mammals: WhaleNet

Toothed Whales
Harbor Porpoise	Pilot Whale
White-Sided Dolphin	White-Beaked Dolphin
Common Dolphin	Striped Dolphin
Bottlenosed Dolphin	Gray Grampus
Killer Whale	Beluga
Sperm Whale	Pygmy Sperm Whale
Northern Bottlenosed Whale	Dense-Beaked Whale
True's Beaked Whale	North Sea Beaked Whale

Baleen Whales	Seals/Walrus
Finback Whale	Harbor Seal
Minke Whale	Gray Seal
Humpback Whale	Harp Seal
Right Whale	Hooded Seal
Blue Whale	Ringed Seal
Sei Whale	Atlantic Walrus

http://www.gma.org/marinemammals/inthegulfofmaine.html

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