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Whales are mammals while sharks are not. Sharks also have a skeleton made mainly out of cartilage while whales have a skeleton made out of bone. Sharks also have gills while whales must breathe in air. Sharks eat different things then whales.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoWhales are whales. They are mammals. There is, however, a species of shark called, because of it's size, a "whale shark", but it is a shark. It is a harmless, sluggish plankton eater of warm water seas.
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Are whale sharks eaten?
no sharks are not eaten by whales
Is a whale shark a hybrid species?
Whale Sharks are Sharks, but big as some whales.
Why are whale sharks sharks not whales?
1) Whales are mammals and do not have gills, they come to the surface to breathe.2) Whale Sharks have gills and as other sharks receive oxygen through the water.3) Whales sharks have the same cartilaginous skeleton structure as other sharksTthe reason its called WHALE shark is because it is the largest of all the sharks, and as whales are the currently biggest mammals on the earth it only seems appropriate.No. it isn't a reptile.
What is the problem with calling animals whale sharks?
It creates confusion about if they are whales or Sharks. They are Sharks, but big as whales. And filter feeders, as many whales.
What whales and sharks eat?
a killer whale .
What are whale sharkes?
Maybe you mean whale sharks, with no e in sharks. If so, whale sharks are the biggest type of fish, let alone shark. They have huge mouths, like whales. They actually look a little like whales, which is where they got their name. They are not, however, whales. Whales are mammals, not fish.
What animal eats the dolphins?
sharks do feed off of dolphins and so do killer whales but a killer whale is a species of dolphin. If we are talking about killer whales the killer whale is an apex predator and eats sharks !
Are killer whale a mammal?
Um...they're called whales aren't they? All whales are mammals...except for whale sharks, they're sharks (fish). :) beep!
Are whale shark warm blooded or cold blooded?
Whale sharks are not whales thay are sharks and they are cold blooded.
What are some similarities between sharks and whales?
The only similarities would be diet (plankton), size and they both live in the ocean. Some whales eat plankton, as do whale sharks. Some whales are close to the same size as whale sharks. Otherwise, whales are mammals, and whale sharks are fish.
Are whale sharks bigger then blue whales?
no they're not
Does a shark eat killer whales?
Yes killer whales have been recorded hunting down and eating whale sharks they will also prey on other sharks for example great white sharks. Killer whales are opportunistic hunters and apex predators and do take down whale sharks
