porpoise

Example Sentences

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The group said the decision came in response to Mexico’s failure to protect the vaquita marina, a small porpoise that is the world’s most endangered marine mammal.

From Washington Times

Government-affiliated scientists estimate that some 10,000 dolphins and porpoises are killed on average every year in that maritime zone of western France alone — one recent year recorded 18,000 deaths.

From Seattle Times

It is possible that the blasts damaged the porpoises’ hearing, and so their ability to communicate.

From Scientific American

We saw orcas, harbor seals, eagles, osprey, Minke whales and Dall’s porpoises.

From Seattle Times

One of its treasures is a silvery-coloured porpoise with wide, panda eyes.

From BBC