Daily whale doodle (Day 84): North Pacific Right Whale (Eubalaena japonica)

An extremely rare and endangered species of baleen whale native to the North Pacific.

💙/🔁 are welcomed!

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Daily whale doodle (Day 83): North Atlantic Right Whale (Eubalaena glacialis)

A critically endangered baleen whale native to the North Atlantic. They were once heavily hunted due to their docile nature and high blubber content.

💙/🔁 are welcomed!

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Daily whale doodle (Day 82): Bowhead Whale (Balaena mysticetus)

The only baleen whale species endemic to Arctic/subarctic waters. They also have the largest head relative to body size of any cetacean.

Also the first baleen whale in this art series!

💙/🔁 are welcomed!

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Daily whale doodle (Day 81): Baiji (Lipotes vexillifer)

A possibly extinct river dolphin native to China's Yangtze River system.

And just like that, I'm done with toothed whales! Baleen whales will be next! 🔥

💙/🔁 are welcomed!

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Daily whale doodle (Day 80!): La Plata Dolphin (Pontoporia blainvillei)

Despite being in the river dolphin group (Inoidea), they're found in coastal Atlantic waters/estuaries of southeastern South America.

💙/🔁 are welcomed!

#sciart #cetacea #whale #dolphin

Daily whale doodle (Day 79): Amazon River Dolphin (Inia geoffrensis)

The largest species of river dolphin, which can be found in the Amazon, Madeira, and Orinoco river basins.

💙/🔁 are welcomed!

#sciart #cetacea #dolphin #whale

Daily whale doodle (Day 78): Araguaian River Dolphin (Inia araguaiaensis)

A river dolphin native to Brazil’s Araguaia–Tocantins basin.

💙/🔁 are welcomed!

#sciart #whale #cetacea #dolphin

Daily whale doodle (Day 77): Dall's Porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli)

Native to the North Pacific, they are the largest extant species of porpoise.

💙/🔁 are welcomed!

#sciart #cetacea #whale #porpoise

Daily whale doodle (Day 76): Burmeister's Porpoise (Phocoena spinipinnis)

A porpoise species found off the coast of southeastern South America.

💙/🔁 are welcomed!

#sciart #cetacea #whale #porpoise

Daily whale doodle (Day 75): Vaquita (Phocoena sinus)

The smallest extant cetacean, which is native to the upper Gulf of California, and is unfortunately on the brink of extinction.

💙/🔁 are welcomed!

#sciart #cetacea #whale #porpoise #vaquita

Daily whale doodle (Day 74): Harbour Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena)

A common coastal porpoise found in cooler waters of the North Pacific/Atlantic and Black Sea.

💙/🔁 are welcomed!

#sciart #cetacea #whale #porpoise