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Dolphins are mammals. They breathe air.

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Would you consider dolphins to be fish or mammals?

Dolphins are classified as mammals.


Why are bottlenose dolphins classified as benthos?

They Arent Classified As Benthos. They Are Nekton !


When where dolphins first classified as endangered?

they were first classified as endangered ihnn 2004


What are ocean swimmers such as fish dolphins and squids classified as?

Fish are fish, dolphins are mammals, squid are fish. They are classified as Nekton, which means free swimmers.


Are porpoises classified as fish?

Yes, like dolphins and whales


Is every dolphin a whale?

There is no official method for differentiating the 2 animals. Dolphins are not normally classified as whales, however they can be classified as part of the whale family because in many ways they are alike.


Are killer whales actually dolphins?

They are classified as dolphines because of what they eat (they eat meat), where they live and what they look like.


Is a dolfin amammal?

First off, it is spelled 'dolphin' Secondly, yes a dolphin is a mammal. It is classified as such for these following reasons: * Dolphins breathe air, unlike most fish who use their gills. * Dolphins are warm blooded * Dolphins have hair, while fish do not. * Dolphins give live birth, rather than laying eggs as fish do. * Dolphins feed their young with self-produced milk.


How do dophin have baby?

Dolphins are classified under mammalia, therefore they give birth to live young. A baby dolphin is called a calf.


Why are whales and dolphin classified under mammals?

Doplphins are mammals. They breathe through lungs and have hair on their body for at some of their live. They also have internal fertilization.


How is surface finish classified and how is it measured?

By my chicken measuring 2 dolphins rounghly about the size of my meat and very brushing up and down your cleavage.


What are animals that live in the sea classified as?

well it depends some are mammals e.g. dolphins, whales fish: e.g. trout, gold fish