Cetaceans are mammals that evolved from land mammals and adapted to life in the ocean. They include whales, dolphins, and porpoises. Cetaceans have streamlined bodies for swimming, breathe air through blowholes, and use echolocation and vocalizations to communicate. While baleen whales filter feed using baleen plates, toothed whales have teeth adapted for catching prey which they swallow whole. Dolphins and porpoises are considered small toothed whales that typically travel in pods.