Harbour Porpoise
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| Family | Phocoenidae |
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| Scientific name | Phocoena phocoena |
| Mass | 53 kg (Large Adult) |
| Length | 1. 5 m (Large Adult) |
| Conservation status | Least Concern |
| Did you know | The harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) can hear frequencies from about 100 hertz to 150 kilohertz. |
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| ID | 1469230 |
About Harbour Porpoise
The harbour porpoise is one of six species of porpoise. It is one of the smallest marine mammals. As its name implies, it stays close to coastal areas or river estuaries, and as such, is the most familiar porpoise to whale watchers.
Dolphin spotters shaken by Ceredigion porpoise killing
Aug 24,2023 5:21 am
... " Porpicide is the name given to the deliberate slaying of a Harbour Porpoise by bottlenose dolphins...
North Sea oil spills a wildlife threat - activists
Apr 12,2023 8:20 pm
... It threatens the feeding and breeding patterns of many of the species in Marine Protected Areas, including Harbour Porpoises, deep sea sponges and slow growing cold water corals, he said...
Stranded whales: Numbers on the rise around UK shores
Feb 16,2020 5:59 am
... Accidental entanglement in fishing gear accounted for about one in four deaths of common dolphins, and one in 10 for the Harbour Porpoise...
Harbour porpoise Photos
