- Porpoise - Wikipedia
Porpoises are distinguished from dolphins by their flattened, spade-shaped teeth distinct from the conical teeth of dolphins, and lack of a pronounced beak, although some dolphins (e g Hector's dolphin) also lack a pronounced beak
- Whats the difference between dolphins and porpoises?
People use the terms dolphins, porpoises, and whales to describe marine mammals belonging to the order Cetacea (from the Greek work ketos, “large sea creature”), and often use them interchangeably
- Porpoise - Types, Size, Habitat, Diet, Predators, Pictures
Along with whales and dolphins, porpoises are descendants of land-living ungulates that entered the ocean almost 50 million years ago Currently, there are 8 extant species under three genera: Neophocaena (Finless porpoises), Phocoena, and Phocoenoides
- Porpoises – meet the different species - Whale Dolphin Conservation USA
The porpoise family contains seven porpoise species Porpoises hunt fast-moving fish, squid, and other sea creatures They have blubber to keep them warm, a single blowhole, and most have a dorsal fin and countershading camouflage which means they are darker on their back than their belly
- Porpoise | Definition, Habitat, Facts | Britannica
The finless porpoises (Neophocaena phocaenoides and N asiaeorientalis) are small slow-moving inhabitants of coastal waters and rivers along the Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean
- 10 Porpoise Facts - Fact Animal
Porpoises are small, toothed whales, similar in shape to dolphins, but more closely related to their Arctic cousins This creature probably has the highest joke-to-humour ratio of any animal on earth
- Different Types of Porpoises - Porpoise Species and Habitat
There are 8 different types of porpoise known to science, although there are also many more extinct species Unfortunately, some of the current porpoise species are also in threat of extinction We look at these types of porpoise species in detail below:
- About Porpoises — Porpoise Conservation Society
We are a non-profit society dedicated to the protection and conservation of all species of porpoise and their natural habitats and ecosystems
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