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American Cetacean Society Cetacean Curriculum ACS logo

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dolphins vs porpoises

drawing of spade shaped porpoise tooth
spade shaped
teeth		 drawing of cone shaped dolphin tooth
cone shaped
teeth
drawing of triangular porpoise dorsal fin
triangular
dorsal fin		 drawing of curved dolphin dorsal fin
curved or hooked
dorsal fin
drawing of blunt porpoise beak
no beak		 drawing of prominent dolphin beak
often prominent
beak

Porpoise Features

Dolphin Features

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