Is a shark dolphin and whale in the same family?

Why is the killer whale in the dolphin family?

I think that maybe because both dolphin and whale are mammals so maybe thats why they are in the same

Is a sperm whale the same as a beluga whale?

NO! Beluga whales are related to the dolphin family and they can stay in zoos.

What type of creature is a dolphin?

There is a species of shark called the whale shark which has the same feeding method as the large baleen whales; it filters food out of the water. It is also the largest species of shark.

Are whales in the dolphin family?

Dolphins are in the whale family, believe it or not. They come from the same family of sea creatures. A small fish you catch in the big wide ocean could be related to a giant blue whale.

Is the big blue whale the same as the whale shark?

Yes. There all called the blue whale. And also there all the biggest mammals on earth, somebody has just described them as big.

Is a whale the same as a dolphin?

No, both are mammals, but a whale gets much larger than a dolphin, and dolphins do not live in the Arctic, I do not think.

Is blue whale and whale shark the same?

No. both are different species.

What is the same about a dolphin and a whale?

They are both mammals and they live in the ocean.

Are whale sharks whales?

no Whale Sharks are large fish in the shark family. Whale sharks are actually not whales. Even though they can be as long as almost two buses they are sharks. They can't hurt you like some other sharks can because they don't really have any teeth. What makes them sharks? Well, they breath out of their gills instead of through a blow hole. They have rough scally skin like sharks and they also lay eggs.A whale shark is a shark, the largest living fish in the world, yet it is a filter feeder.Even though it doesnt have the same diet as a shark, it is a shark.its a shark but is named a whale shark for its large stature and feedingIt's a shark. The only thing it got in common with whales is its size.A Whale Shark is a fish and a member of the shark family. It is called a Whale Shark because the grow to very large size.

Is the killer whale a rorqual whale?

No its actually a dolphin. If you put it this way and compare them to a whale, they look very different then compare it to a dolphin, the orcas are actually the largest species of dolphins. From a whale saver.

What are all the breeds of whales you can get?

There are over 80 species of whales and dolphins divided into two subspecies (suborder); Odontocetes ( toothed whales) and Mysticetes (baleen whales). Whales and dolphins are both part of the cetaceans order but are part of 2 different families. Orcas are counted in the dolphin family because their teeth are cone shaped like a dolphins. porpoises are counted as dolphins also. All the ones i can think of are: Whales - Orca (killer whale, which is actually part of the dolphin family) Beluga Humpback Blue whale Finwhale Minke whale Sei whale Sperm whale Right whale Bowhead Grey whale Narwaal long-finned pilot whale short-finned pilot whale false killerwhale bryde's whale Dolphins and porpoises: Pacific white sided dolphin saddleback dolphin bottlenose dolphin spinner dolphin river dolphin atlantic spotted dolphin commerson's dolphin chilean dolphin heaviside's dolphin hector's dolphin rough-toothed dolphin indo-pacific bottlenosed dolphin atlantic humpback dolphin indian humpback dolphin pacific humpback dolphin tucuxi clymene dolphin pantropical spotted dolphin striped dolphin arabian common dolphin long beaked common dolphin fraser's dolphin atlantic white-sided dolphin dusky dolphin hourglass dolphin peale's dolphin white-beaked dolphin northern right whale dolphin southern right whale dolphin risso's dolphin melon headed whale pygmy killerwhale pygmy right whale pygmy sperm whale australian subfin dolphin irrawaddy dolphin Dals porpoise harbour porpoise there is a ridiculous amount of dolphins and porpoises and there are a lot more than i listed but theres just an idea of how many there really are!

What is bigger a whale shark or a great white shark?

Whale shark, it grows to about 40 feet. The white shark grows to about 23 feet.Whale sharks are bigger.The largest whale sharks can reach 12 meters in length while great white sharks only reach 8 meters, at the most.