fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 3 months agoCan whales eat humans?mander.xyzimagemessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up1243cross-posted to: coolguides@lemmy.ca
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minus-squareooterness@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up36·3 months agoOrcas (so called “killer whales”) aren’t whales at all, they’re actually dolphins.
minus-squareunderscores@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·3 months agoCladistically dolphins are a type of toothed whale. They’re more closely related to species like sperm whales than toothed whales and baleen whales are to each other.
minus-squareNoodle07@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 months agoDepends on how your language classifies their names I guess.
Orcas (so called “killer whales”) aren’t whales at all, they’re actually dolphins.
Cladistically dolphins are a type of toothed whale. They’re more closely related to species like sperm whales than toothed whales and baleen whales are to each other.
Depends on how your language classifies their names I guess.