The Porpoise Quiz

Name of biological family which contains porpoises

Species of porpoise (stays close to the coast and is the most familiar to whale watchers and scientists)

Species of porpoise (largest species and is black and white)

Species of porpoise (only lives in coastal waters in southern South America)

Species of porpoise (smallest species and almost extinct)

Species of porpoise (lives in waters surrounding China, Korea, and Japan)

Species of porpoise (lives in freshwater and formerly considered to be a subspecies of the former)

Species of porpoise (little-known and lives in Antarctic and subantarctic waters)

Species of porpoise (lives in the Indian Ocean and in around Southeast Asia)

Sense that porpoises do not have

Organ located in the skull which sends out high frequency clicks

Essential biological process which most mammals do unconsciously but porpoises do consciously

Main component of their diet

Primary sense they use

Fishing practice which threatens porpoise populations

Name for their two limbs which help them swim