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Bookmark or Share- Porpoise - Types, Size, Habitat, Diet, Predators, & PicturesPorpoises are small aquatic mammals from the cetacean family Phocoenidae that fall within a large group of toothed whales, Odontoceti. Often confused with dolphins, porpoises have several distinct traits.
- 10 Porpoise Facts - Fact AnimalPorpoises 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.
- Porpoise | Definition, Habitat, & Facts | Britannicaporpoise, (family Phocoenidae), specifically, any of seven species of toothed whales distinguishable from dolphins by their more compact build, generally smaller size (maximum length about 2 metres, or 6.6 feet), and curved blunt snout with spatulate rather than conical teeth. In North America the name is sometimes applied to dolphins.
- Porpoise - WikipediaPorpoises (/ ˈ p ɔː r p ə s ɪ z /) are small dolphin-like cetaceans classified under the family Phocoenidae. Although similar in appearance to dolphins, they are more closely related to narwhals and belugas than to the true dolphins. [1] There are eight extant species of porpoise, all among the smallest of the toothed whales.
- 7 Types of Porpoise Species - ThoughtCoPorpoises are a unique type of cetacean that are in the family Phocoenidae. Porpoises are generally small animals (no species grows longer than about 8 feet) with robust bodies, blunt snouts and spade-shaped teeth.
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