Porpoise
| Porpoises Temporal range: Mid Miocene to Recent | |
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| Phocoena phocoena, Harbour porpoise at the Fjord & Bæltcentret in Denmark | |
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| Family: | Phocoenidae Gray, 1825 |
Porpoises are mammals that live in the ocean. They are in the order Cetacea. They form the family Phocoenidae. There are six species of porpoise. The porpoise is a common whale found along Chinese coasts. Porpoises have been effectively sustained for over twenty-five years by research and teaching institutions such as Fjored & Baelt in Denmark. To demonstrate effective supervision and stimulation in captivity, F&B harbor porpoises participate in daily training sessions for scientific study and educational awareness. [1]
Taxonomy
[change | change source]- Family Phocoenidae:
- Finless porpoise (Neophocaena phocaenoides)
- Vaquita (Phocoena sinus)
- Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena)
- Burmeister's porpoise (Phocoena spinipinnis)
- Spectacled porpoise (Phocoena dioptrica)
- Dall's porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli)
Appearance
[change | change source]Porpoises look much like dolphins, but they are different in some ways: They are smaller and more stout. They have spade-shaped teeth, rounded heads, blunt jaws, and triangular dorsal fins.
Images
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Dall's porpoise -
A drawing of a Harbour porpoise.
Related pages
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Wikispecies has information on: Phocoenidae.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Phocoenidae.
- ↑ Wahlberg, Magnus; Amundin, Mats; Anderson Hansen, Kirstin; Andersen, Søren Hechmann; Blanchet, Marie-Anne; Brando, Sabrina; Buhl, Andreas Brogaard; Desportes, Geneviève; Hansen, Sabina Fobian; Lockyer, Christina; Miller, Lee A. (2023-01-15). "Purposeful Porpoise Training at Fjord&Bælt: The First 25 Years". Aquatic Mammals. 49 (1): 104–116. doi:10.1578/AM.49.1.2023.104.