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Are whale sharks vertebrates

Anonymous

∙ 14y ago

Updated: 11/12/2022

Whale sharks are vertebrates, but they have cartilage instead of bone.

it depends and yes they are because they are a type of fish and fishes are vertebrates

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∙ 14y ago

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Is a whale shark an invertebrate or vertebrate?

All sharks are vertebrates.

What are whale sharks family?

In the whale sharks family there are other whale sharks and other sharks

Is a whale shark a bird or a whale?

Whale Sharks are sharks

Can whale sharks eat orcas?

whale sharks only consumes plankton which is microscopic plants and animals, macro-algae, krill, Christmas island red crab and small nektonic life which is squid and vertebrates. Not other than that. There are no animals that eat killer whales. so the the answer is no

Are whale sharks warm or coldblooded?

Whale sharks - like the majority of sharks - are cold blooded.

Are whale sharks aggressive?

No, Whale Sharks are docile filter-feeders.

Are whale sharks rare?

yes. Whale sharks are very rare.

Is a blue whale a invertebrates or vertebrates?

A whale is a vertebrate

Are sharks vertebrates?

Yes, but they are different from other vertebrates in that their backbones are made of cartilage, like the rest of their skeletal structure.

How manny whale sharks are left?

There are 100,000 to 200,000 whale sharks left

Are whales sharks invertebrates or vertebrates?

They both have a spinal cord protected by vertebrae. That is the key trait of all vertebrates. So whales and sharks are both vertebrates.

Is a whale a vertebrates invertebrates?

a whale is a vertebrae because it has a backbone!:)

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