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 * ...cetaceans have evolved from land mammals. Evidence of this is seen in the vestigial hip bones, as well in the pentadactyl ("five-fingered") dorsal flippers/fins.
 * ...Herman Melville included an objective study of the properties of whales in Moby-Dick.
 * ...a male dolphin named Cinderella was unofficially married to a human woman.
 * ...sound made by whales can be extremely loud, with 163 decibels recorded.
 * ...about 2000 whales may be beached each year.