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No; whales aren't the same as dolphins. It appears that whale is a term that can be applied generally to all members of the order of cetaceans, the order to which all whales and dolphins belong. However, the term dolphin usually applies to cetaceans in the families delphinidae, odontoceti (toothed cetaceans) and sometimes platanistoidea; there is not a completely defined use of terms.
So you have to be careful how you ask the questions and how you use the terms. So you can thenk of whales and dolphins as all being cetaceans, but are all whales dolphins? No.
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∙ 6y agoNot the same, but similar. Both are aquatic mammals. Air-breathing, live birth, nurse their Young and all that.
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Are bottlenose dolphins and bottlenose whales the same?
No
What are the differences between dolphins and whales?
Very little apart from their size, Dolphins and Whales belong to the same Genus of Mammals. http://42explore.com/whale.htm
A group of dolphins?
A group of dolphins is called a pod. If that is your question.
Are killer whales and dolphins the same?
No, But they are from the same family of animal.
Are porpoises more closely related to dolphins or whales?
Porpoises are more closely related to dolphins than whales. Both porpoises and dolphins are part of the family Delphinidae, while whales are a separate family within the order Cetacea.
Are porpoises and dolphins the same?
No, dolphins and whales are mammals Whales are whales. Porpoises are porpoises. Fish are fish. Sharks are fish. Whale sharks are fish. Dolphins are dolphins. Killer whales are whales.
How do you compare dolphins and whales?
You can't! Dolphins are whales.
What animals have blowholes?
Whales and dolphins.
Bottle nose dolphins are they the same as killer whales?
Bottlenose Dolphins and killer whales/orcas are two different species. They're both mammals though.
Do some whales give birth to dolfins?
There are no whales that give birth to dolphins. Dolphins give birth to dolphins; whales give birth to whales.
What are the differences similarities between whales and dolphins?
whales and dolphins both have fins, but dolphins are much smaller than whales
Why are pilot whales called whales if they are dolphins?
Some small whales are called dolphins, but small whales are still whales.
