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No, they have a backbone just like you do.
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∙ 12y agoNo, whales are vertebrates. They have bones in their bodies.
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Is the humpback whale an invertebrate?
No. Invertebrates are animals with no spines (backbones) and whales do have spines. Whales are mammals, and all mammals have spines.
Are blue whales invertebrates or vertebrates?
Blue whales are vertebrate. They are also, just like us, mammals.
Do beluga whales eat polar bears?
yes they do it them. also seals
What are examples of animals that live in water?
Fish, squids, whales, dolphins, seals, and lots of invertebrates.
Do caterpillars have a spine?
Caterpillars don't have spines, they are invertebrates. Dogs, birds, whales have spines because they are vertebrates. Spiders, butterflies, moths don't have spines they are called invertebrates.
Are whales sharks invertebrates or vertebrates?
They both have a spinal cord protected by vertebrae. That is the key trait of all vertebrates. So whales and sharks are both vertebrates.
Are killer whales vertabrates or non vertabrates?
More than 95 percent of animals are invertebrates,or animals that doesn't have backbone.And vertebrate just have few,like,jawless fish,bony fish,cartilage,amphibians,birds,reptils,and mammals.So you can see that killer whales are mammals.The answer of your question is the killer whales are vertebrate.
Why are invertebrates animals important to baleen wales?
Baleen whales eat nothing but plankton, mainly krill, which is a very small type of invertebrate; to be exact, it's a tiny shrimp (arthropod ==> crustacean). They sift these tiny shrimps out of the sea water through their baleens. Whales generally migrate with the huge swarms of plankton, utterly dependent on them.
Is a butterfly a invertebrates or vertebrates?
They are insects, therefore they are invertebrates.
What are the different kinds of orcas?
The three main types of killer whales are transient, which eat mammals; residents, who live in larger groups and feed on birds, fish, and invertebrates such as squid; and offshore,which eat fish and may also eat mammals. Not much is known about offshore killer whales.
Are flowers invertebrates?
No, they are no invertebrates.
What does a Bealuga whale eat?
Beluga whales eat many different kinds of fish including capelin, cod, and smelt. They also eat invertebrates including crabs, clams, shrimp, and snails
