The Porpoise Quiz

All about porpoises

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Last updated: August 9, 2022

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Name of biological family which contains porpoises	Phocoenidae
Species of porpoise (stays close to the coast and is the most familiar to whale watchers and scientists)	Harbour porpoise
Species of porpoise (largest species and is black and white)	Dall's porpoise
Species of porpoise (only lives in coastal waters in southern South America)	Burmeister's porpoise
Species of porpoise (smallest species and almost extinct)	Vaquita
Species of porpoise (lives in waters surrounding China, Korea, and Japan)	East Asian finless porpoise
Species of porpoise (lives in freshwater and formerly considered to be a subspecies of the former)	Yangtze finless porpoise
Species of porpoise (little-known and lives in Antarctic and subantarctic waters)	Spectacled porpoise

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Species of porpoise (lives in the Indian Ocean and in around Southeast Asia)	Indo-Pacific finless porpoise
Sense that porpoises do not have	Smell
Organ located in the skull which sends out high frequency clicks	Melon
Essential biological process which most mammals do unconsciously but porpoises do consciously	Breathing
Main component of their diet	Fish
Primary sense they use	Echolocation
Fishing practice which threatens porpoise populations	Gillnetting
Name for their two limbs which help them swim	Flippers