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Can whales eat humans? (mander.xyz)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] ooterness 36 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Orcas (so called "killer whales") aren't whales at all, they're actually dolphins.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 6 months ago

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.

[–] Noodle07 5 points 6 months ago

Depends on how your language classifies their names I guess.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

~~Cetaceans technically, dolphins being the most well-known cetacean.~~ I was hasty, they are actually in the dolphin family, Delphinidae. Neat.