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Whales and dolphins belong to the order of Cetacea.

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What is a dolphins order?

Dolphins belong to the Cetacea order along with other whales and porpoises.


What family do whales belong to?

Dolphins belong to the family Delphinidae. hope this helps!


Are dolphins and whales humans?

No, dolphins and whales are dolphins and whales, members of the Order Cetacea. Only people are humans. Humans, like dolphins and whales, are mammals. But humans are members of the Primate Order.


Is the dolphin related to the cow?

Dolphins and cows are both mammals, but they are not closely related. Dolphins belong to the order Cetacea along with whales and porpoises, while cows belong to the order Artiodactyla, which includes pigs, giraffes, and deer.


What are the differences between dolphins and whales?

Very little apart from their size, Dolphins and Whales belong to the same Genus of Mammals. http://42explore.com/whale.htm


What are the gray whales relatives?

Some relatives of the gray whale are dolphins, porpoises, and other types of whales. They belong to the scientific order of cetacea and the family of eschrichtiidae.


Why are dolphins and whales belong to the same group of mammals?

they have to breath like that always


Are porpoises more closely related to dolphins or whales?

Porpoises and dolphins are actually both toothed whales.


Are killer whales anything like dolphins?

Yes. They're both aquatic mammals that belong to the family of toothed whales.


Is a shark a cetacean?

No, a shark is not a cetacean. Sharks belong to the class Chondrichthyes, whereas cetaceans are a group of marine mammals that include whales, dolphins, and porpoises.


Are dolphins the same as whales?

No; whales aren't the same as dolphins. It appears that whale is a term that can be applied generally to all members of the order of cetaceans, the order to which all whales and dolphins belong. However, the term dolphin usually applies to cetaceans in the families delphinidae, odontoceti (toothed cetaceans) and sometimes platanistoidea; there is not a completely defined use of terms. So you have to be careful how you ask the questions and how you use the terms. So you can thenk of whales and dolphins as all being cetaceans, but are all whales dolphins? No.


Are porpoises and dolphins the same?

No, dolphins and whales are mammals Whales are whales. Porpoises are porpoises. Fish are fish. Sharks are fish. Whale sharks are fish. Dolphins are dolphins. Killer whales are whales.