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No they are not. They are a type of shark and like other sharks 'breathe' water in through their gill slits snd filter the oxygen out of it.
To be a mammal, they would need to breathe air and nurse their young.
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Is the big blue whale the same as the whale shark?
Yes. There all called the blue whale. And also there all the biggest mammals on earth, somebody has just described them as big.
Which is bigger a whale or a whale shark?
whales are the biggerspecies but are two different species with whales being mammals and sharks being fish. the largest shark is the whale shark followed by the basking shark.. etc
What is the difference beetween a whale shark and a whale?
A whale Shark is a Shark, but big as a whale. As a Shark, it has the characteristics of a fish. Breathes with gills etc. Whales are marine mammals. Breathes with lungs, live birth, nurse its Young etc.
Why isn't the whale shark the biggest mammal in the world?
It is the biggest shark, but sharks are fish, not mammals. The largest mammals are the true whales, including the blue whale, the largest species.
Is a shrk a fish or a mammal?
You are right, it is a FISH. A shark breathes through their gills like any other fish do. Shark is different from the Whale. Whales are large, magnificent, intelligent, aquatic mammals. They breathe air through blowhole(s) into lungs . I suggest that the whale shark is the cause of confusion. Don't get confused with a whale shark to think shark as a mammal because of the "whale" in its name. Whale shark is just a kind of shark considered as the biggest shark and the biggest fish. It is NOT a whale. You have to differentiate and specify 'Whale Shark' from a 'Whale'. Don't get confused if you see "Whale" before the 'Shark' ('Whale Shark').You see, you have to be careful when the name "whale is attached to the name." Just like the "Killer Whales" and "Pilot Whales", there is the name whale attached to their names yet they are not whales but dolphins but they are also mammals. Anyway just bear in mind that 'Whale Shark' is a fish and all the rest of combined names bearing 'whale' are mammals- either a real whale or dolphins. (Examples: Blue Whale, Killer Whale, Pilot Whale, Humpback Whale, etc.)♥
How are blue whale and whale shark the same?
Blue Whales are the biggest mammals and the Whale Shark is the biggest fish. Also, both are filter feeders, straining their food from the water in the form of plankton and krill.
What whales lay eggs?
No whale lay eggs. All whale species are placental mammals and give live birth.
Is a whale shark coldblooded?
No, Whales are mammals, so they are warmblooded ^^^^^That is wrong^^^^^ whale sharks are sharks, so they are cold-blooded :)
Are whales the largest fish?
No. Whales are not fish, they are mammals. The largest fish is the Whale Shark.
What is the size difference between whale and shark?
A whale Shark is a Shark "big as a whale". Means it's a fish, Breathes with gills etc. Whales are mammals, air breathing, live birth etc.
Is it true whale is the largest fish?
Whales are mammals, not fish. The whale shark is the largest fish, growing to fifty feet or more.
Is the whale shark the biggest mammal?
They aren't mammals. They are, however, the largest known species of living fish.
