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Dolphins and Porpoises
Considered not a fish, dolphins and porpoises belong to the group of toothed whales that have skin, not scales. The significant difference between them is that dolphins have a beak, a melon-shaped head and a dorsal, while porpoises have none.
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Are a porpoise and a dolphin the same thing?
A porpoise is s a mammal, similar to dolphins, manatees and narwhals.
When did the Baiji white dolphin become extinct?
The baiji dolphin was a freshwater dolphin and the first to be driven to extinction by humans. This species is thought to have gone extinct in 2006.
Do whales breathe through blowholes?
Not really. It is more like what comes out of your nose and mouth when you sneeze. There is some water around the blow hole and when it opens to allow the dolphin to breathe, the water is sprayed out.
Can kids swim with winter the dolphin?
i think kids should be able to swim with winter it will help us kids bond with animals
The scientific classifacation of a dolphin is?
- dolphins are any type of mamifere that has warm blood. it eat fish any type of small fish ex tuna and makeral.
The dad dolphin is called a bull while the mom dolphin is called a cow.
What is the food of an cetacean.?
Cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises) are carnivorous creatures. The toothed whales (including dolphins) feed mostly on fish and squid, although the orca (killer whale) often hunts seals, sharks, and other cetaceans. The giant baleen whales (Blue whale, grey whale, humpback whale, etc), on the other hand, specialize in eating tiny planktonic crustaceans called krill.
Why save the humpback dolphin?
It is important to save the dolphins because it is important to save all species of animals. Each species of animal has a special purpose in its ecosystem and without that animal there could be mass extinction.
Animals behave differently in order to satisfy different things. A dog will try to satisfy their owner by pleasing them. They will play with them and cuddle. A cat will purr and rub against their owner.
Why do pink river dolphins have fins?
Some scientists say that it might be because of an excessive amount of iron or other chemicals in the waters of the Amazon.
Second Answerer says: Pink dolphins have blood-carrying capillaries near the surface of their skin, which they use to regulate their body temperature.
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What is a Porpoises Respiratory System?
It keep the Eco system balanced because they are top level peiators that con troll popular of fishy , and other ocean living thing out there
Why are the dolphin in danger?
Because people who make tuna catch the dolphins in the net with the tuna and strangle them to death. Even if the can says dolphin safe it is estimated that up to 6 dolphins were killed to make tht one little thing of tuna... SAd isn't it? Also global warming is effecting the dolphin species, and dolphins are being caught in illegal fishing nets, also things like oil spills and pollution is really effecting their population!
dats rite if u like tuna u like eating dolphins =0 (o no!)
im very sry dolphin luvers.=(
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first off, there were no pink dolphins
so really, you don't need to know this
How many irrawaddy dolphins are there left in the world?
There are only about 6000 Irrawady dolphins.
Thats still not a lot, but beter than the Vaquita (100 in Baja California)!
Are beluga whales Dolphins or whales?
No, a beluga whale is a Whale.
Actually, belugas are somewhere in between. Bigger than most of the true dolphins (Delphinidae), they are smaller than most of the whales. Belugas are most closely related to narwhals (family Monodontidae)
Is the Rough-Toothed Dolphin Endangered?
The Pacific species, known as the Chinese White Dolphin (actually pink), was losing habitat as of the year 2000. Specifically, the population around the Pearl River Delta had dwindled to less than 200.
What species of dolphins are native to the NC coastal plains?
Yes, Dolphins are native to North Carolina. I am positive because recently I was down there and they were surfing the waves. They were in a pack of three to five and were close to shore. We did not see them for the rest of the week but they are very common during the summer. The kind that lives down there are bottlenose. These are the most well-known kind of dolphins.
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Dolphins are wild animals used in the context of living in the wild, but they have been known to be friendly towards humans and not very aggressive.
Dolphins eat sea animals that are smaller than them, like squid and fish.
not usually. however i suppose they would if they were hungry enough. Also tiger sharks more than likely would if they could catch them.
Is a striped dolphin in herbivore or carnivore or omnivore?
Dolphin are carnivores- they feed upon smaller fish. By the way, dolphins are not actaully fish but mammals- they do not have gills, but breathe through a blow-hole in the same way a whale does.
they may have meant dolphin fish (aka mahi-mahi), but i still believe they're carnivores
How do dolphins track down their prey?
most dolphins and toothed whales use echolocation, sperm whales use sonar clicks to find their prey since the dive 1000 or even 2000F.
