Porpoise Size
Size of Porpoise
Weight | 110-490 lbs. | ||
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Lifespan | Varies by species | ||
Maximum speed | 34 mph |
The Porpoise is a member of the chordata, It is a mammal that raises the next generation with female breast milk. In taxonomy, its phylum is Chordata, the class is Mammalia, and it belongs to the order Artiodactyla.
The Porpoise belonged to the family Phocoenidae, mainly distributed in Europe, North-America, Ocean. They like to live in bays, estuaries, oceans, harbors, fjords, and rivers, and day and night is their life style.Their skin type is hair,In addition, squid, fish, octopus, and crustaceans are also foods that it often preys.Their main predators are orcas, large sharks, and dolphins.It is currently estimated that there are 840,000.
The most distinctive feature of Porpoise is a triangular dorsal fin, rounded head. If we use one sentence to describe the Porpoise, it is "Surprisingly, not a dolphin!".