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porpoise [ˈpɔːpəs] N ZOOL

porpoise

海豚 hǎitún

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The harbour porpoise has a global population of 700,000. en.wikipedia.org

Porpoises and river dolphins rarely lobtail, but it is a very common phenomenon amongst oceanic dolphins. en.wikipedia.org

Most of the time, porpoises are either alone or in groups of no more than five animals. en.wikipedia.org

Currently, the total population is in the hundreds of thousands and the harbour porpoise is not under threat of extinction. en.wikipedia.org

The young are fed upon by lingcod, cabezon, birds, rockfish, salmon, porpoises and terns, while adults are preyed upon by sharks, dolphins and seals. en.wikipedia.org

Seals and porpoises can be viewed from the beaches. en.wikipedia.org

The gestation of the porpoise is typically 1011 months. en.wikipedia.org

Cetaceans such as dolphins, porpoises and whales, operate in organised social groups called "pods". en.wikipedia.org

Porpoise gestation lasts 10 to 11 months, and the lactation period lasts at least two months. en.wikipedia.org

The species is readily distinguished from other porpoises by a characteristic dark ring around the eyes, which gives the animals their name. en.wikipedia.org

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