Whales

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Whales

Tinwana endyangwini

Right whale, Minke whale, Bryde’s whale, Blue whale, Gray whale,
Pygmy whale.

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Cetacea

Size

Ku fika eka 34m

Nhlamuselo

Yikurile swinene na miri wololoka. Ti fins na vukulu bya miri swa hambana swinene eka tinxaka ta ndyangu lowu. Mihlovo yihambana kusuka eka mpunwa wovonikela, wasi, kubasa na kantima. Lexi i xihadyani lexikulu swinene e lwandle.

Vuxokoxoko

Ndyangu wa yona wa Cetacea wuna tinxaka ti 3 laha yinwe yinga hlawuleka swinene kasi yitlhela yiva na tinxakanxaka ta 88. Leswi swikatsa hinkwato leto pfumala meno naleti tingana meno. Vulavisisi byi kombisa kahle leswaku swihadyani leswi naswona swakhomiwa hi mavabyi. Mahanyelo yohambana hambana yofana na ku pulutela ncila, ku tlulatlula i swinwana leswivoniwaka hi xihadyani leswi. Ncila na ti fins ta yona swiva swiri eka xiyimo xinwe leswaku yita kota kuva yi famba ematini. Totala tina ti dorsal fins. Muxaka wati Baleen whales tina mimbhovo yimbirhi kasi whale leyingana meno yina mbhovo wun’we. Ti khome vutomi.

Swakudya

Ti whales letingana meno tidya swihadyana swinwana swale matini ya lwandle na tihlampfi. Kasi ti Baleen tona tidya swimilani swale matini.

Kuhangalaka

Tikumeka eka tinxaka hinkwato ta malwandle ya misava hinkwayo.

Common species

Humpback whale
Megaptera novaeangliae
Southern right whale
Eubalaena australis
Killer whale
Orcinus orca