The name "whale shark" refers to the animal's appearance and large size; it is a fish, not a mammal, and (like all sharks) is not closely related to whales. Carpet shark · Rhincodontidae · Filter feeder · Similan Islands

29 нояб. 2016 г. · A whale shark is not a mammal eventhough it has “whale” in its name.The whale shark is a filter feeding fish and is harmless to humans. Is the whale shark a whale, a shark, a mammal, or a fish? - Quora Are sharks, dolphins & seals classified as fish, mammals, or ... Why is a whale shark categorised as a fish? - Quora What is the difference between a whale and a shark? - Quora Другие результаты с сайта www.quora.com

Dolphins, whales, seals, sea lions, and otters are all mammals. They give birth to live young and nurse their young with milk. In contrast, sharks are fish.

Sharks are fish, even though some people believe they are mammals due to how big some of them can get and because some give birth to live young.

24 авг. 2021 г. · Unlike whales, they are not mammals and their young are not fed by the mother's milk. Like sharks, whale sharks are fish. In fact they are ...

A whale shark is a shark, and a shark is a fish! They are called whale sharks because they are literally humongous but have no similarities to actual whales.

6 мая 2013 г. · Unlike whales, sharks are not mammals but belong to a group of cartilaginous fishes. The whale shark (Rhincodon typus) earns the name “whale” ...

31 мая 2021 г. · Whales are mammals. They have very little in common with whale sharks.

Although the term 'whale' is used as part of the common name of this animal, it is not a mammal, it is a fish, a shark! 'Whale' is used as a description of the ...