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A dolphin is also known as a porpoise. A white whale is usually a Beluga whale.

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What is the largest member of the dolphin family?

The largest dolphin is the Orca, also known as "Killer Whale".


Large Sea Aminals Related to the Dolphin?

The largest mammal in the dolphin family is actually the Orca whale (also known as the killer whale).


Is a killer whale truly a whale, or is it classified as something else?

A killer whale, also known as an orca, is actually a type of dolphin, not a whale. Despite its name, it is classified as a member of the dolphin family.


Can an orca be called a dolphin?

Orcas are in fact the largest species of dolphin, also known as the killer whale.


Which whale black and white?

Killer whales, also known as orcas, are the only black-and-white whales I can think of. In fact, orcas aren't whales at all! They're a member of the dolphin family.


Do whale's eat dolphns?

A killer whale may take a dolphin. It may also take a great white shark.


What are some dolphin breeds?

Normal ocean going dolphins: Atlantic Humpbacked Dolphin Atlantic Spotted Dolphin Atlantic White-Sided Dolphin Bottlenose Dolphin Chilean Dolphin Clymene Dolphin Commerson's Dolphin Dusky Dolphin Fraser's Dolphin Heaviside's Dolphin Hector's Dolphin Hourglass Dolphin Indo-Pacific Humpbacked Dolphin Irrawaddy Dolphin Long-Beaked Common Dolphin Northern Rightwhale Dolphin Pacific White-Sided Dolphin Pantropical Spotted Dolphin Peale's Dolphin Risso's Dolphin Rough-Toothed Dolphin Short-Beaked Common Dolphin Southern Rightwhale Dolphin Spinner Dolphin Striped Dolphin Tucuxi White-Beaked Dolphin River or fresh water dolphins: Baiji- Chinese river dolphin Boto- Amazon river dolphin Franciscana- La plata river dolphin Ganges River Dolphin Indus River Dolphin Dolphins that are also called whales: Orca- Killer whale False Killer Whale Pygmy Killer Whale Melon-Headed Whale Long-Finned Pilot Whale Short-Finned Pilot Whale


Is an orca whale a shark?

No, an orca whale is not a shark. Orcas, also known as killer whales, are actually a type of dolphin, not a shark.


Is a dolphin and a killer whale the same?

Well, kind of. A killer whale is a kind of dolphin. And the killer whale (also known as an orca) may eat a dolphin sometimes. It may also eat a small whale. They got their nickname from their big diet.


What is another name for sea canary whale?

Beluga whale, also known as white whale.


Who are the relatives of the killer whales?

The Killer Whale also known as the Orca is in the Dolphin family so any dolphin would be a relative


Is a killer whale a type of dolphin?

My opinion I think a Killer Whale (Orca, Dutch meaning) should be categorized as a whale but the scientific Animalia category the Killer Whale is, is a dolphin. They are also considered the biggest dolphins. Even is the Killer Whales meals are sometimes dolphins they are a dolphin.