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#1406
 AWAL Porpoise... Just a Hoax
Green_Achers - 3/13/2013 11:35 AM
Category: General
Replies: 1
Keep an eye out for dolphins that may be armed and dangerous... ops... belay that. "Just a hoax", says the director of the Ukrainian State Oceanarium.



News Article: Ukrainian attack dolphins not roaming the seas for romance.

As a foot note (before I get corrected): A dolphin is not a porpoise. They are distinct from dolphins, although the word "porpoise" has been used to refer to any small dolphin, especially by sailors and fishermen. The most obvious visible difference between the two groups is that porpoises have shorter beaks and flattened, spade-shaped teeth distinct from the conical teeth of dolphins.
#11598
badintexas - 3/18/2013 10:53 AM
:O) good to know!