porpoise
Round-snouted sea mammal
A porpoise is a small toothed whale, similar to a dolphin but with a blunter snout and stockier body.
Porpoises are found in coastal waters worldwide.
The verb porpoise describes the motion of rising and plunging through water—or through air, when an aircraft or vehicle bounces rhythmically: The plane porpoised down the runway.
Echolocating marine mammal
- whaleHuge sea mammal
- orcaLarge predatory dolphin
- belugaWhite Arctic cetacean
- narwhalSpiral-tusked Arctic whale
vaquita · bottlenose · cetacean · toothed whale · marine mammal · blowhole · fluke · flippers
At risk of extinction
- vaquitaTiny Mexican porpoise
- bycatchNon-target species caught accidentally
- gillnetMesh that snares by gills
- overfishingUnsustainable marine harvest
habitat loss · pollution · extinction · threatened · vulnerable · protected · sanctuary · conservation
Inclined toward fun
- socialConcerning community life
- podSeed case or cetacean group
- surfacingComing to the surface
- divingEntering water deliberately
breaching · feeding · foraging · nursing · migration · mating · curious · intelligent
Brief sharp sounds
- sonarUnderwater detection by echoes
- biosonarSound-based animal navigation
- echolocationNavigation through reflected sound
- soundwavesTraveling pressure oscillations
pulses · frequency · acoustic · hydrophone · melon · foraging · navigation · ultrasound
Massive saltwater body
- coastalOf the shoreline
- temperateMild, avoiding extremes
- ArcticEarth's northernmost zone
- PacificEarth's vastest ocean
Atlantic · harbor · estuary · bay · shallow water · pelagic · marine · saltwater
Whale's breathing aperture
- flukeChance stroke of luck
- flippersFoot-worn swim aids
- dorsal finFish's rear stabilizer
- melonSweet-fleshed gourd fruit
blubber · rostrum · teeth · streamlined · hydrodynamic · grey · countershading · compact
dolphin
Echolocating marine mammal
narwhal · vaquita · bottlenose · cetacean · toothed whale · marine mammal · blowhole · fluke · flippers · dorsal fin
endangered
At risk of extinction
- vaquitaTiny Mexican porpoise
- bycatchNon-target species caught accidentally
- gillnetMesh that snares by gills
overfishing · habitat loss · pollution · extinction · threatened · vulnerable · protected · sanctuary · conservation · marine reserve
playful
Inclined toward fun
diving · breaching · feeding · foraging · nursing · migration · mating · curious · intelligent · cooperative
clicks
Brief sharp sounds
- sonarUnderwater detection by echoes
- biosonarSound-based animal navigation
- echolocationNavigation through reflected sound
soundwaves · pulses · frequency · acoustic · hydrophone · melon · foraging · navigation · ultrasound · echoes
ocean
Massive saltwater body
Pacific · Atlantic · harbor · estuary · bay · shallow water · pelagic · marine · saltwater · North Sea
blowhole
Whale's breathing aperture
- flukeChance stroke of luck
- flippersFoot-worn swim aids
- dorsal finFish's rear stabilizer
melon · blubber · rostrum · teeth · streamlined · hydrodynamic · grey · countershading · compact · robust
- Baltic wildlifegrey seal, harbor seal, herring, cod, flounder
- ocean lifeocean, sea, sea creatures, shark, sea life
- sea lifeshark, whale, dolphin, salmon, jellyfish
- aquatic lifedolphins, whales, dolphin, sharks, sea turtles
- British Wildlifered deer, badgers, grey squirrel, foxes, otter
- Cetaceanswhale, dolphin, dolphins, whales, orca
porpoisedolphin
Echolocating marine mammal
bottlenose dolphin · orca · killer whale · common dolphin · spinner dolphin
porpoiseblue whale
Largest mammal on Earth
humpback whale · sperm whale · whale · great whale · fin whale