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Older than dinosaurs, sharks are the ocean’s apex predator. They sit at the top of the food chain, and help maintain the delicate balance of their marine habitat.

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Piping Plovers

Piping plovers are small, stocky shore birds that inhabit the Massachusetts coast. They build nesting sites on the coast in late March-April and breed over the summer.

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Sea Turtles

Four of the seven species of the world’s sea turtles visit Massachusetts waters: the Kemp’s Ridley turtle, the green turtle, the loggerhead turtle, and the leatherback turtle.

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North Atlantic Right Whales

One of the largest mammals on earth, the North Atlantic right whale spends part of the year off the Massachusetts coast. Right whales concentrate around Cape Cod Bay and the Great South Channel east of Nantucket Island in small numbers from December to March, and in larger numbers in April and May.

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Dolphins

More than a dozen species of dolphins and porpoises are known to have inhabited Massachusetts waters. Some of the more commonly seen ones are the Atlantic white-sided dolphin (Lagenorhynchus acutus), the short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis), and the harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena).

MSPCA-Angell Partners with Thomas J. O’Connor Animal Control & Adoption Center to Expand Access to Veterinary Care

Program Will Help Strengthen Shelter Operations

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