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What do you call a young whale or dolphin?
A calf.
Is a killer whale a dolphin or a whale?
A killer whale despite its name is a dolphin. The killer whale is in the family delphinidae a group of oceanic dolphins. You may be wondering why then do we call it a killer whale? The answer is simply because researchers and whalers saw the dolphin killing whales, that is why we call them killer whales because they kill-whales :)
What are baby killer whales?
A baby killer whale is the offspring of a killer whale we call a baby killer whale a calf. A baby killer whale is about 2.6 metres in length and weight 180 kg (300-400 pounds) A female killer whale also known as a cow will give birth to live young every 3-10 years and has a gestation period of 2 years the calf will stay dependent on its mother for about 2 years but will stay in the pod for its whole life. A baby killer whale can drink up to 150 gallons of milk a day and can consume 2-10% of their body weight on a daily basis
How do you call a father whale?
you call a father whale in dad blue whale
Is whale bigger than whale shark?
This depends entirely on the species of the whale in question. The whale shark can grow to be 46 feet long and weigh over 15 tons. In comparison, narwhals are about 16.5 feet long and 1.5 tons, and Orcas are 32 feet long and 2.5 to 9 tons. While the whale shark is much larger than these two species, it's not nearly as large as the blue whale, which is 100 feet long and 110 tons.(Whale sizes credited to the American Cetacean Society)
Do dolphins eat whales?
There is one species of dolphin that hunts whales and that is a killer whale. In case you did not know killer whales are actually a species of oceanic dolphin in the family delphinidae. The reason we call it a killer whale is because it has been seen killing whales the name killer whale was originally killer of whales but over time has been shortened to killer whale. Killer whales will hunt down whale calves and have even been known trying to prey on blue whales ! :)
What do you call a newborn whale?
You call it a calf.
What do you call a camp crossed with a whale?
A hump-back whale
Is dolphin language developed?
No it is a jean It is developed to a degree. For example, a dolphin kid learns it's unique call from it's mother at birth and it appears that this call is used as the dolphin's name.
What animal eats a whale?
This animal is a whale too and its call a Killer Whale eat could eat a Blue Whale.
What do you call a condition in which a female requires assistance to deliver offspring?
I'm sure there are medical names, but I would call it an 'assisted birth'.
What is the difference between dolphins and whales?
The terms dolphin, porpoise, and whale are confusing and really don't relate to scientific classification. Whales are cetaceans which are neither dolphins (family Delphinae or Platenstoidae) nor porpoises (Family Phocoenidae). Porpoises have spade-like teeth and no beak.
