Harbour Porpoise
Phocoena phocoena
Summary 2
The harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) is one of six species of porpoise. It is one of the smallest marine mammals. As its name implies, it stays close to coastal areas or river estuaries, and as such, is the most familiar porpoise to whale watchers. This porpoise often ventures up rivers, and has been seen hundreds of miles from the sea. The harbour porpoise may be polytypic, with geographically distinct populations representing distinct races: P. p. phocoena...
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- (c) Erik Christensen, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Harbor_Porpoise.3.jpg
- (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phocoena_phocoena
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