Cetacea

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Cetacea

GPTKB entity

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:subfamily
gptkbp:characteristic	gptkb:blowhole flippers streamlined body fully aquatic tail flukes
gptkbp:class	gptkb:Mammalia
gptkbp:commonName	gptkb:cetaceans
gptkbp:communication	vocalizations echolocation (Odontoceti)
gptkbp:conservationStatus	varies by species
gptkbp:culturalSignificance	gptkb:art gptkb:literature gptkb:mythology
gptkbp:descendedFrom	gptkb:Pakicetus
gptkbp:diet	carnivorous
gptkbp:distribution	worldwide
gptkbp:dividedInto	gptkb:Mysticeti gptkb:Odontoceti
gptkbp:economicImportance	whale watching historical whaling
gptkbp:evolvesFrom	land mammals
gptkbp:firstAppearance	gptkb:Eocene
gptkbp:habitat	gptkb:marine freshwater
gptkbp:includes	dolphins porpoises whales
gptkbp:kingdom	gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:lifespan	varies by species
gptkbp:migratory	some species migrate long distances
gptkbp:notableSpecies	gptkb:bird gptkb:orange narwhal blue whale
gptkbp:order	gptkb:Cetartiodactyla
gptkbp:phylum	gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:predators	humans large sharks orcas (for smaller cetaceans)
gptkbp:protectedBy	international law (varies by region)
gptkbp:reproduction	viviparous
gptkbp:respiration	lungs
gptkbp:studiedBy	cetology
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Beluga_whale gptkb:Gray_whale gptkb:North_Atlantic_right_whale gptkb:Sperm_whale gptkb:Basilosaurus gptkb:Humpback_whale gptkb:gray_whale gptkb:Baird's_beaked_whale gptkb:Mammals
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Cetacea