Whales Fab Fact 8

Whales Fab Fact 8: big fin

The fin on a dolphin’s back stabilises it as it moves through the water.

Killer whales are classified as dolphins – they have the biggest dorsal fin of all whales.

 

Killer whale cartoon by Anton van Helden

Ko tā te urutira o te aihe mahi he whakataurite i ana neke puta noa i te wai.

Kei te whakarōpūhia ngā kākahi hei aihe – kei te kākahi te urutira tino nui rawa o ngā tohorā katoa.

This entry was written by pamelalovis, posted on 15 April 2008 at 12.15pm, filed under Biodiversity, Exhibitions, Whales and tagged , , . Bookmark the permalink. Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post. Post a comment or leave a trackback: Trackback URL.

One Comment

  1. Jane
    Posted 25 November 2009 at 8.06pm | Permalink

    Killer Whales are amazing creatures..just had to share this beautiful pic:

    http://www.redbubble.com/people/andrewpatsalou/art/4189923-1-killer-whales

    gotta love killer whales…hope to see some real ones soon..

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