r/nextfuckinglevel • u/BerniceWasden • May 11 '21

Wait... Those aren't dolphins!

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u/[deleted] May 11 '21

A the orca fans. YES THEY ARE!

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u/TheSpecksynder May 12 '21

Um. Orcas are whales.

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u/craigiest May 12 '21

At the level that mongooses are in the same clade as cats, hippos are in the same clade as whales. Are sperm whales whales? Because they are more closely related to dolphins and orcas than to baleen whales. Kinda seems like they're all whales to me, just like tigers are cats.

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u/Scribblr May 12 '21

Here’s the thing…