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What is the scientific name for Whale?
Whales are of the Cetacea Order, along with porpoises and dolphins.
Are sperm whales whales or porpoises?
The sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus), is a whale.
Who looks like a whale?
Whales look like whales, but so do some dolphins and porpoises.
What is a zoological name for a whale?
Balaenoptera Whale is the common name for marine mammals of the order Cetacea. The suborders are Odontoceti (toothed whales) and Mysticeti (baleen whales).
What is the name of a whales teeth?
A toothed whale (dolphins, porpoises, killer whales, beluga whales, narwhals, sperm whales)'s teeth are just called teeth. A baleen whale (blue whale, right whale, gray whale, humpback whales)'s teeth are called baleen.
What is a female name for a killer whale?
A 'cow'. Most whales and porpoises are referred to in terms used for cattle for some reason. Males, especially breeding aged ones, are referred to as 'bulls', and babies are referred to as 'calves'.
Is a whale the only water mammal?
No. There are dolphins, porpoises and manatees as well.
Is a piked whale a toothed whale?
Yes. The toothed-whale group also includes porpoises, dolphins, killer whales and narwhals.
What is the scientific name or taxonomic classification of the mammal Fin whale?
The scientific name of the fin whale is Balaenoptera physalus. It belongs to the order Cetacea, which includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises. Within the order, the fin whale falls under the family Balaenopteridae.
Does an orca whale have skin?
Yes, all cetaceans (dolphins, whales and porpoises) have skin :)
Can porpoises be found in England?
A whale is a marine mammal so can't live on land.
What are the gray whales relatives?
Some relatives of the gray whale are dolphins, porpoises, and other types of whales. They belong to the scientific order of cetacea and the family of eschrichtiidae.
