porpoise

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In 2019, Canada passed a bill making it illegal to hold a whale, dolphin or porpoise captive.

From BBC • Oct. 11, 2025

The construction of the main part of Three Gorges Dam in 2006 didn't directly impact the finless porpoise, which don't have to go upstream to spawn, although it did affect the fish they eat.

From BBC • Aug. 20, 2025

Another threat to the finless porpoise, however, might be harder to resolve.

From BBC • Aug. 20, 2025

While they would not have feasted on porpoise, a goose or pig would have been heartily consumed in a time when meat was too expensive for most people to eat regularly.

From Salon • Dec. 23, 2024

The second was a girl aboard a Caribbean cruise ship in 1939, who threw her cigarette lighter at a porpoise.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger