>i was wondering if you know any extinked whales becouse i have to do
>a speech on whales on nov,30,2002 and i just was wondering if you
>could help my on me speech
No modern species of whales are extinct. Some populations of whales
are no longer in particular areas (gray whales in the North Atlantic
for example). There are numerous prehistoric whales that are
extinct. An entire group of ancient whales called 'Archaeocetes' went
extinct by around 36 million years ago due to the development of the
Antarctic Convergence when the continent of Antarctica became
completely separated from South America and Africa. Archaeocetes were
the transition whales from terrestrial animals to the extant (present
in modern times) suborders of whales.
There are several species of whales which are endangered, for
example: blue whales, humpback whales, right whales, and others. The
northern right whale in particular is very endangered and nearing
extinction.
Cheers,
Pieter Folkens
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