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They are both oceanic mammals for a start. They breathe by lungs and have blowholes. They have flukes (not tail) that move up and down instead of right-left . They have flippers and a dorsal fin. Their body is covered with skin (no scale). Orchas and belugas have teeth like dolphins (other whales have baleen). whales are alsoo fat and dolphins are skinny
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What are the differences similarities between whales and dolphins?
whales and dolphins both have fins, but dolphins are much smaller than whales
Do dogs live in antarctica?
There are no dogs that live in Antarctica. Mammals that reside in Antarctica include seals, whales, and dolphins. This is because the continent is so frigid.
How are sharks alike to whales?
They both live up to 50-100 years old and have dorsal fins with there vertical tails
How are horses and dolphins alike?
Horses and dolphins are both mammals, but a horse lives on land and a dolphin lives in the water. As mammals, both have spinal columns, breathe oxygen and have cells that get energy from cellular respiration. They both also give birth to live young and nurse them until the young are old enough to eat solid food.
Why are harbors important?
Harbors offer a sheltered place for animals such as dolphins and some whales. They provide protection for ships in times of storms. The waters are usually calmer than the surrounding seas.
What are the differences similarities between whales and dolphins?
whales and dolphins both have fins, but dolphins are much smaller than whales
Is every dolphin a whale?
There is no official method for differentiating the 2 animals. Dolphins are not normally classified as whales, however they can be classified as part of the whale family because in many ways they are alike.
Do dolphins look like whales?
Yes dolphins do look something like whales but whales are much bigger.
What is difference beteen whales and dolphins?
the difference is whales have straw teeth and dolphins are much smaller
Are gray whales dolphins?
No but they are sorta related to them but not by much
How do you compare dolphins and whales?
You can't! Dolphins are whales.
What animals have blowholes?
Whales and dolphins.
Do some whales give birth to dolfins?
There are no whales that give birth to dolphins. Dolphins give birth to dolphins; whales give birth to whales.
How much money did Dolphins and Whales Tribes of the Ocean 3D gross worldwide?
Dolphins and Whales Tribes of the Ocean 3D grossed $17,252,287 worldwide.
Why are pilot whales called whales if they are dolphins?
Some small whales are called dolphins, but small whales are still whales.
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.
Why aren't all dolphins whales but not all whales are dolphins?
because some whales are different
