Besides these two kinds of cetacea we had observed several right-whales, and these are the most usually met with in the southern seas.
"An Antarctic Mystery"
Jules Verne
Now, our means of warfare against the cetacea have become so effective that whales can no longer defend themselves, and their number is decreasing every day to such an extent that we can almost foretell the moment when the whale will have ceased to exist.
"The Pros and Cons of Vivisection"
Charles Richet Commentator: W. D. Halliburton
It is supposed to have lived in shallow seas and estuaries, and to have breathed air like the Ichthyosaur and our modern cetacea.
"The Student's Elements of Geology"
Sir Charles Lyell