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Inaccurate and badly-researched portrayals of cetaceans.

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Inaccurate and badly-researched portrayals of cetaceans.Cetaceans depicted unrealistically due to poor research or narrative convenience.

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* CartoonWhale\\
Depictions of whales as squared-off, blocky animals with a small tail on their backsides.


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* ArtisticLicenseMarineBiology\\
Inaccurate and badly-researched portrayals of cetaceans.

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* BlownUpwardByABlowhole\\
When cetacean blowholes are portrayed as much stronger than they are in real life.


Given their appealing nature, dolphins frequently feature in fiction in a number of ways. Listed below are common tropes associated with dolphins. Please list examples on the appropriate trope page, not on this page.

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Given their appealing nature, dolphins cetaceans frequently feature in fiction in a number of ways. Listed below are common tropes associated with dolphins. dolphins and whales. Please list examples on the appropriate trope page, not on this page.
page. Despite the name, SpaceWhaleAesop does not belong here.


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* MonsterWhale\\
Whales as gigantic sea monsters who swallow ships and people whole.


->''Never trust a species that grins all the time. It's up to something.''
-->-- '''Terry Pratchett''', ''Literature/{{Pyramids}}''

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* TailfinWalking\\
Dolphins, porpoises, or whales walking upright on their tailfins.


-->-- '''Terry Pratchett''', ''Discworld/{{Pyramids}}''

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-->-- '''Terry Pratchett''', ''Discworld/{{Pyramids}}''
''Literature/{{Pyramids}}''


* DeviousDolphins
* FriendlyPlayfulDolphin
* HeroicDolphin
* SapientCetaceans
* SpaceWhale

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* DeviousDolphins
DeviousDolphins\\
Dolphins portrayed as amoral, evil or otherwise unpleasant creatures.
* FriendlyPlayfulDolphin
FriendlyPlayfulDolphin\\
Dolphins portrayed as cheerful, playful and innocent creatures.
* HeroicDolphin
HeroicDolphin\\
Dolphins portrayed as heroic creatures who help and protect those in need.
* SapientCetaceans
SapientCetaceans\\
Cetaceans often tend to be sapient, fully intelligent creatures in fiction.
* SpaceWhaleSpaceWhale\\
When SpaceIsAnOcean, it's common for enormous whales or whale-like creatures to be found living in the depths of the cosmos.




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* DeviousDolphins


Dolphins are truly majestic creatures. They appear a bit human-like and even save humans in danger. No wonder that the ancients speculated that dolphins are descendants of the Atlanteans. What's more, they're friendly, cute, and are probably about as close to an alien intelligence as you're likely to meet in this life.

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Dolphins are truly majestic creatures. They appear a bit human-like and even save humans in danger. No wonder that the ancients ancient civilizations speculated that dolphins are descendants of the Atlanteans. What's more, they're friendly, cute, and are probably about as close to an alien intelligence as you're likely to meet in this life.

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