https://animalia-life.club/qa/pictures/southern-right-whale-dolphin
Conspicuously, neither species has a dorsal fin; nor do right whales and this may explain the dolphins' name.
Smooth
Any idea why they’re called a right whale dolphin? I’m familiar with the origin of the name right whale but I’m wondering if they have some association.
I thought I linked to the wikipedia page, but I guess I didn't. I'll fix it. Apparently, they're not sure:
Conspicuously, neither species has a dorsal fin; nor do right whales and this may explain the dolphins' name.
Thanks! I read the Wikipedia page briefly but missed that part.
Np. I've seen drawn pics of these and thought they didn't get the drawing right for years. We all miss stuff, lol.
No idea they existed until now either. very striking and unusual looking I wonder why they evolved to have no dorsal fin?
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