Delphinidae - New Bedford Whaling Museum Defining Characteristics Fish-like in form, with streamlined, hairless bodies Move through the water using powerful, horizontal flukes Flippers and dorsal fin are used for steering Breathe air through a single, dorsal blowhole Dolphins produce an enormous variety of sounds, up to frequencies ten times those heard by human beings The sounds are apparently produced by a complex of anatomical
Life Science Curriculum for Fourth Grade - Whaling Museum 76 species Delphinidae (dolphin, killer, pilot and relations), 37 species Kogiidae (pygmy and dwarf sperm whales), 2 species Monodontidae (narwhal and beluga), 2 species Phocoenidae (porpoises), 7 species Platanistidae + others (river dolphins), 4 species Physeteridae (sperm whales), 1 species Ziphiidae (beaked whales), 23 species harbor
Long Snouted Spinner Dolphin - New Bedford Whaling Museum Common name: (Long Snouted) Spinner DolphinCommon name: (Long Snouted) Spinner Dolphin Scientific Name: Stenella longirostris Length as an adult: Males on average are 7ft 9in (2 35m) in length; females average 6ft 11in (2 11m) Weight as an adult: Males on average are 172lbs (78kg) Females on average are 143lbs (64kg) The length and weight at birth: Length 30in (76-77cm) Weight: Estimated 30
ANSWERS to Marine Mammal Baffle quiz questions. D 75-80 ft That’s about 1 3 the length of an American football field Blue Whales in the southern hemisphere have an average length of 90-100 ft Learn more
Whaling Museum Thus, the blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus, is one species in the family Balaenopteridae Cetacean Taxonomy-Odontoceti (toothed whales)76 species Delphinidae (dolphin, killer, pilot and relations), 37 species All images from acsonline org Ziphiidae (beaked whales), 23 species Physeteridae (sperm whales), 1 species