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A '''whale''' is a large aquatic [[animal]], which is specifically a [[mammal]] on the [[planet]] [[Earth]].
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A '''whale''' was a large aquatic [[animal]].
   
On Earth, whales communicate though a collection of sounds know as the [[whale song]]. (''[[Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home]]'') The whale inteste creates a concretion known as [[ambergris]] that was once used to stablize the scent of [[perfume]]s. ([[TAS]]: "[[The Ambergris Element]]")
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On [[Earth]], whales communicated though a collection of sounds known as [[whale song]]. ({{film|4}})
   
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A [[sperm whale]]'s [[intestine]]s created a concretion known as [[ambergris]] that was once used to stabilize the scent of [[perfume]]s. ({{TAS|The Ambergris Element}})
In [[2286]] an [[alien]] [[whale probe]] visited Earth attempting to reestablish communications with the [[Humpback Whale]]. (''[[Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home]]'')
 
   
 
In [[2286]], an [[alien]] [[Whale Probe]] visited Earth attempting to reestablish communications with the previously [[extinct]] [[humpback whale]] species. ({{film|4}})
==Types of Whales==
 
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A whale was also a main element in the Earth [[novels|novel]] ''[[Moby Dick]]'', the prey for [[Captain]] [[Ahab]]. ({{film|8}})
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== Types of whales ==
 
* [[Baird's beaked whale]]
 
* [[Baird's beaked whale]]
 
* [[Blue whale]]
 
* [[Blue whale]]
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* [[Bowhead whale]]
 
* [[Cuvier's beaked whale]]
 
* [[Cuvier's beaked whale]]
 
* [[Denebian whale]]
 
* [[Denebian whale]]
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* [[Fin whale]]
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* [[Gray whale]]
 
* [[Humpback whale]]
 
* [[Humpback whale]]
 
* [[Killer whale]]
 
* [[Killer whale]]
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* ''[[Podiceps Auritus]]''
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* [[Sei whale]]
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* [[Sperm whale]]
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== External link ==
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* {{wikipedia}}
   
[[Category:Animals]]
 
   
 
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[[Category:Animals]]

Revision as of 07:25, 19 January 2014

A whale was a large aquatic animal.

On Earth, whales communicated though a collection of sounds known as whale song. (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home)

A sperm whale's intestines created a concretion known as ambergris that was once used to stabilize the scent of perfumes. (TAS: "The Ambergris Element")

In 2286, an alien Whale Probe visited Earth attempting to reestablish communications with the previously extinct humpback whale species. (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home)

A whale was also a main element in the Earth novel Moby Dick, the prey for Captain Ahab. (Star Trek: First Contact)

Types of whales

External link