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Can whales live on the shore?

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Anonymous

18y ago
Updated: 8/16/2019

No, whales cannot live on the shore for an extended period. Whales like Dolphins need for their skin to be wet all the time, also in water they are basicly weightless and their physiology is such that when out of water for extended periods of time they become very tired from just the incredible effort it takes just to expand and contract their lungs. The above posters are correct, but I would like to add that whales need the buoyancy of water and if beached their own weight will kill them.

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18y ago

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