Today is National Dolphin Day! With some of the world’s most iconic shark species covered in the previous edition of (The Real) Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, this week we stay submerged in the watery ecosystems of this world and learn about another large family of aquatic animals – the cetaceans!
Comprised of a number of well-known families, including whales, dolphins and porpoises, the cetaceans are a group of widely distributed marine mammals. Around 89 species are divided into two groups including the Odontoceti, or toothed whales, and the Mysticetior, or baleen whales. Below, we take a deeper look at the most famous of them all and discover tips on where to best witness them in their natural environment.