Do whales, killer whales, and bottle-nosed dolphins have any hair at all on their bodies???
AS for whales, I have found that some books say yes and some say no. I have not found anything for killer whales and dolphins. Thank you. A: Killer whales and bottlenose dolphins are mammals and one of the features of a mammal is that they are covered in hair or fur. Well killer whales and bottlenose dolphins do not have hair covering their body, they may have a couple chin whiskers, but nothing more. In fact grey whales have nodules on their nose that in the past was where hair follicles would attach, but have evolved into sensory nodules. In the past whales and dolphins had hair but through evolution they lost the hair because it slowed them down when they were swimming. BACK TO WHALE INDEX OR ANSWER FILE Whale Lifespans – Received from Sueli Q: How long does a whale live if it doesn’t get caught? A: There are also many different species of whales that are all very different. Subsequently, the different species have slightly different lifespans. The average lifespan for a whale is ap