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No. Whales are mamals and fish are fish (ichthyoids) -- these two kinds of animals cannot breed.
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Who nurses their babies fish or whales?
Whales are mammals like we are and nurse their babies like we do.
Do whales nurse their babies?
As babies they mainly just have milk. When they grow older they eat fish.
Who lays mostly eggs fish or whales?
Well firstly a fish can only give birth to 5 babies at the same time. Whales can give birth to greater than 10 babies!
What is the clasification for a shark?
Shark, dolphin and whales are mammals and they give birth to their babies.
Whales and dolphins are rather large fish?
Actually dolphins are marine mammals, not fish. As for whales, the blue whale is the largest animal ever (as far as we, humans, know). So whales are indeed rather large fish.
Why are whales not fish?
Whales are mammals. Whales are not fish for several reasons. They get oxygen from the air. They give milk to their babies. Inside their ear they have a construction unique for mammals. Some scientist believe that they used to live on land long time ago. The elephant is the closest family to whales.
What makes a fish different from a whale?
Fish have gills, whales have lungs Fish are generally ectothermic (cold-blooded), whales are endothermic (warm-blooded) Fish have fins with no digits, whales have flippers that clearly have digits within. Fish usually have scales but never hair, whales are mammals and have some residual hair Fish cannot feed their young directly, whales feed their babies via mammary glands. Nearly all fish are oviparous with the females laying eggs and males fertilizing them by spreading their sperm on top, all whales are placental. "Fish" is recognized as a paraphyletic group that excludes tetrapods, whales are tetrapods.
Where do killer whales go to get there food?
if whales are in captivity the usually get fed dead fish, but when they are in the wild they can hunt for their own food where ever they are!
Are whales and fish mammals?
Some whales are classified as mammals. Smaller fish are not
What it is the difference between whales and fish?
Whales Are Mammals, Fish Are Not
What type fish are killer whales?
They are not fish they are mammals and they are whales
What is the name of a groop of fish or whales?
a group of fish is called a 'school' of fish and a group of whales are called a 'pod' of whales.
