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Beluga whales are considered mammals because they have the characteristics of (almost all) mammals: live birth, suckle their young, etc
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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.
Do sharks and whales belong to the same group?
No, sharks and whales belong to different groups. Sharks are fish and belong to the group Chondrichthyes, while whales are mammals and belong to the group Cetacea. They are both classified under the superclass Osteichthyes, which includes all bony fish, but they diverged into separate evolutionary paths long ago.
Why are ostriches classified under birds when they cannot fly?
mammals
Do Mammals live in Water?
Plainly and simply, no... other than whales.
Why cant whales swim under water all the time?
Whales are mammals and must breath air. If they cannot reach the surface to breath they will drown.
Dolphins killer whales and whales follow under which categorize in the group of mammals?
Cetaceans, which is further split into Mysticeti, baleen whales, and Odontoceti, toothed whales, which includes dolphins, killer whales, and porpoises
Where mammals fit in the classification of animals.?
The last I heard Mammals are classified under mammals. Warm blooded, give birth to live young, suckle them.
If whales and dolphins are mammals how can they live under water for such long periods at a time?
It is beacouse of their blowholes
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What kingdom are whales under?
Animalia, phylum cordata, class mammalia
Do mammals live under water?
Yes, whales are mammals and their entire life is spent under water. Though sometimes they come over water like in the old movie, Free Willy
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