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Mammals

Marine mammals constitute a varied group in which we may find the order of cetaceans. In the latter, whales and dolphins are included. The oceanographic and ecological characteristics of the Madeira Archipelago, namely... [ read more ]

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Striped Dolphin

Common name: Striped Dolphin.

Scientific name: Stenella coeruleoalba (Meyen, 1833)

Family: Delphinidae

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Atlantic Spotted Dolphin

Common name: Atlantic Spotted Dolphin.

Scientific name: Stenella frontalis (Cuvier, 1829)

Family: Delphinidae

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Sperm Whale

Common name: Sperm Whale.

Scientific name: Physeter macrocephalus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Family: Physeteridae

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