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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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What is the dolphins diet?

depending on the type of dolphin,

a bottlenosed dolphin tends to feed on smaller fish than them

also a spotted dolphin, atlatic dolphin, spinner dolphin ext,

but a orca (killer whale) is a dolphin that feeds on other dolphins such as those listed abover or larger marine animals.

When did the baiji go extinct?

it isn't extinct, im joyed to say that there are still 25 among us

What are the commercial uses for dolphins?

Shows,Spot Mines,To Search For Mines,Disabled People and Search the Persian Golf for unsenn threats.

What are facts about dolphin abuse?

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What evidence supports the hypothesis that whales evolved from land-dwelling mammals?

The evidence that supports the hypothesis that whales evolved from land-dwelling mammals includes the sinonyx. This is a wolf sized mammal that is believed to be a transition between the land animal and the ocean whale.

Is there dolphin and shark in goa?

There are indeed dolphins around Goa, mainly the Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphin

What is the study of dolphins called?

The study of whales is called cetology according to dictionary.com: cetology: the branch of zoology dealing with whales and dolphins

What is the average length of a dolphin?

They vary by species, with Haviside's Dolphin only about 4 feet long, Bottlenose dolphins between 6 and 13 feet (2 to 4 meters), and the much large orcas (killer whales) up to 32 feet long.
Dolphins vary in length by species, from about 1.2 meters to as long as 4 meters (4 to 13 feet). The related species, called killer whales or orcas, are much larger.

How do porpoises defend itself from predators?

the bottlenose dolphins are friendly, playful and fun to be around. They are very good with humans and are very gentle creatures.

Is a crocodile and snake more closely related to each other than a fish and dolphin or birds and bat?

Snake

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Reptilia

Order: Squamata

Superfamily: Varanoidea

(unranked): Pythonomorpha

Suborder: Serpentes

Linnaeus, 1758

Crocodiles

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Reptilia

(unranked): Neosuchia

Order: Crocodylia

Superfamily: Crocodyloidea

Family: Crocodylidae

Cuvier, 1807

Frog

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Amphibia

Subclass: Lissamphibia

Order: Anura

What type of biome does the bottlenose dolphin live in?

In the oceans like Atlantic, Pacific, Iandian, and Arctic ocean. In the oceans like Atlantic, Pacific, Iandian, and Arctic ocean.

Do dolphins have shelters?

Dolphins do not have a shelter in the ocean. They only swim for all of their lives and do not need a shelter.

How many pounds do dolphins eat?

An average dolphin eats about 2-4% of their body weight each day. An adult male typically eats about 20 pounds of fish, while a nursing mother can eat upwards of 40 pounds of fish daily! Although it is not uncommon for bottle nose dolphin calves to nurse for up to 4 years, they usually begin to supplement their diet with fish at approximately 6 months of age. A dolphin's caloric needs vary based on age, season, reproductive status, changes in water temperature, and activity level

Are dolphins rare?

Maui's dolphin, a subspecies of Hector's dolphin, is the world's rarest dolphin according to Wikipedia.

There are only 55 adult Maui's dolphins, and they live off the west coast of New Zealand's north island.

How many hours do fish sleep?

haha good question....I have a fish myself and he seems to never sleep! But every now and then I will catch him in the corner of his tank moving back and forth slightly but remains in the same spot, this means that they are sleeping. Fish are never completley still when they sleep, and never close their eyes (if they even have eyelids....D: ) hahaha this is just a survival technique for them.....hope this helped :)

Whats the life expectancy of a dolphin?

A bottle-nose dolphin's average life span is 20 years or less.

The age is estimated by examining a sliced section of a tooth and counting the layers.

The oldest dolphin recorded is Nellie from Marineland, Florida. She has reached her 56th birthday as of February 2009. Animals in captivity get better healthcare and therefore live longer.

What is a dolphins life cycle?

The female dolphin first gives live birth to the child, then the baby dolphin stays with their parents till they are old enough, then the dolphin grows up and makes her own family and gives live birth to a baby dolphin and then the old ones die. so the life cycle continuous

What dolphin is the faster?

I think it is a dolphin. Dolphins are known to go 25 miles an hour.

Where does a dolphin breathe?

Dolphins have lungs, no gills.

Despite being shaped like fish, and live in the ocean, dolphins are mammals. They breathe pretty much like you and I.

How do dolphins express happiness?

they act active make funsounds and jump around

What is the name of ocean layer zone does hourglass dolphin live in?

Hourglass Dolphins live in the icy Southern Sea. Unlike many of the other dolphin species that do not go above Scotland or below the Falkland Islands, they bodies adapt to the cold sea. You can't see them above the Falkland Islands. They are one of the very unknown species of dolphin.