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+ | A '''whale''' was a large aquatic [[animal]]. |
− | On Earth, whales |
+ | On [[Earth]], whales communicated though a collection of sounds known as [[whale song]]. ({{film|4}}) |
+ | 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}}) |
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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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* [[Baird's beaked whale]] |
* [[Baird's beaked whale]] |
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* [[Blue whale]] |
* [[Blue whale]] |
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+ | * [[Bowhead whale]] |
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* [[Cuvier's beaked whale]] |
* [[Cuvier's beaked whale]] |
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* [[Denebian whale]] |
* [[Denebian whale]] |
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+ | * [[Fin whale]] |
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+ | * [[Gray whale]] |
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* [[Humpback whale]] |
* [[Humpback whale]] |
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* [[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}} |
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[[de:Wal]] |
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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
- Baird's beaked whale
- Blue whale
- Bowhead whale
- Cuvier's beaked whale
- Denebian whale
- Fin whale
- Gray whale
- Humpback whale
- Killer whale
- Podiceps Auritus
- Sei whale
- Sperm whale