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Handout
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Northern Right Whale Dolphin

For Students 4th - 8th
With no dorsal fin, a slender body shape that tapers steadily toward the tail, and small flippers and flukes, the northern right whale dolphin appears to be built for speed. It has been clocked at 34 km per hour and can dive as deep as...