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Across
  1. 2. The taxonomic family belonging to the bottom-feeding gray whale.
  2. 5. The "Sea Canary" known for its white skin and melon-shaped head.
  3. 6. An organism that strains its dinner right out of the water.
  4. 8. "Killer" members of the dolphin family.
  5. 11. Tiny, shrimp-like "small fry" that are a staple for baleen whales.
  6. 12. Top-of-the-head nostrils used for taking a "whale of a breath".
  7. 14. & Diet
  8. 15. The "one tooth" family consisting only of the narwhal and the beluga.
  9. 16. Hair-bearing, milk-producing group that includes both you and the blue whale.
  10. 17. Category of cetaceans that use "pearly whites" to grab fish and squid.
  11. 18. Keratinous plates that act as a "mouth sieve" for certain giants.
Down
  1. 1. The group of "toothed" cetaceans that includes dolphins and sperm whales.
  2. 2. The largest family of cetaceans, containing "true" dolphins.
  3. 3. Families & Species
  4. 4. The family of "right whales" characterized by lack of dorsal fins and throat grooves.
  5. 7. Nature’s sonar; finding food with a "click" and an echo.
  6. 8. Taxonomic home for whales, dolphins, and porpoises.
  7. 9. The horizontal lobes of a whale's tail used for propulsion.
  8. 10. & Biology
  9. 13. The "beak" or snout of a whale.